1730c. 1730s–1880s · Badagry
Badagry and the slave trade on the Bight of Benin
The lagoon town of Badagry, west of Lagos, was a busy slave port of the Bight of Benin through the 18th and 19th centuries. Captives were held in barracoons and taken across the lagoon to Gberefu, the 'point of no return'. After abolition the town became a gateway for Christian missions, and in 1845 missionaries built Nigeria's first storey building there.
Sites
- Site 1: Seriki Faremi Williams Abass slave museumA 19th-century barracoon with cells, chains and the family's history of the trade.Map ↗
- Site 2: Point of No Return, Gberefu IslandPath across the island to the beach and a memorial gate facing the Atlantic.Map ↗
- Site 3: First Storey Building, BadagryThe 1845 mission house, Nigeria's oldest two-storey building.Map ↗
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