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Specialty Museum Attractions In Western Area

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The Western Area or Freetown Peninsula is one of four principal divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises the oldest city and national capital Freetown and its surrounding towns and countryside. It covers an area of 557 km2 and has a population of 1,447,271. The Western Area is located mostly around the peninsula and is divided into two districts: the Western Area Rural and the Western Area Urban.
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Specialty Museum Attractions In Western Area

  • 1. National Railway Museum Freetown
    The National Railway Museum is a railway museum in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The museum was opened in 2005.
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  • 2. Sierra Leone National Museum Freetown
    The Cotton Tree is a Ceiba pentandra, also known commonly as a kapok tree, a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. According to legend, the Cotton Tree gained importance in 1792 when a group of former African American slaves, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American War of Independence, settled the site of modern Freetown. These Black Loyalist settlers, called Nova Scotians because they came from Nova Scotia after leaving the United States and before they decided to go back to Africa or, Navatians in Sierra Leone, founded Freetown on March 11th 1792.
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  • 3. Sierra Leone Peace Museum Freetown
    The Cotton Tree is a Ceiba pentandra, also known commonly as a kapok tree, a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone. According to legend, the Cotton Tree gained importance in 1792 when a group of former African American slaves, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American War of Independence, settled the site of modern Freetown. These Black Loyalist settlers, called Nova Scotians because they came from Nova Scotia after leaving the United States and before they decided to go back to Africa or, Navatians in Sierra Leone, founded Freetown on March 11th 1792.
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