Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum

The Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum is a historical site located in , , Nigeria. Established in the early 1840s, serving both as the compound of Seriki Williams Abass and a place for holding slaves during the transatlantic slave trade.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: slave Museum in Lagos
  • Also known as: “Brazilian Baracoon” and “Seriki William Abass Slave Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mobee Royal Family Museum and Badagry Heritage Museum.

Museum
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Museum
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is a museum in , that is housed in the District Officer's Office built in 1863 by the British colonial government. The museum is managed by the Nigerian Cultural Commission. is situated 550 metres east of Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum.

Monument
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The Agia Tree Monument is on the site once occupied by the Agia Tree close to the Badagry Town Hall. The Agiya tree was a 160 feet tree with a circumference of 30 feet. is situated 290 metres northwest of Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Badagry.

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, also known as Gbadagri, is a coastal town and local government area in , . Being the second largest town in Lagos State, is surrounded by lakes, creeks or runlets and island, which makes beaches and resorts one of the major attractions of the ancient town.

Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum

Latitude
6.41193° or 6° 24′ 43″ north
Longitude
2.8841° or 2° 53′ 3″ east
Open location code
6FR4CV6M+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13950768474
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q132730791
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In Other Languages

From Hausa to Yoruba—“Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum” goes by many names.
  • Hausa: “Seriki William Abass Slave Museum”
  • Igbo: “Ụlọ ngosi ndị ohu Seriki William Abass”
  • Yoruba: “Ile ọnọ Seriki William Abass ọjọ́ ẹrú”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mobee Royal Palace and Badagry City Hall.

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