Fort Patiko | |
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Coordinates | 3°00′57″N 32°19′03″E / 3.015834°N 32.317625°E |
Site information | |
Owner | public |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | ruined |
Site history | |
Built | 1872 |
Built by | Samuel Baker |
Materials | stone |
Fort Patiko, also known as Baker's Fort, was a military fort built by Samuel Baker in Patiko, Uganda.
Construction of the fort was completed on December 25, 1872. [1]
After Baker left in 1888, the fort was used by Emin Pasha and Charles Gordon while they served as Governor of the Equatorial Province of the British Uganda Protectorate. A plaque on the remaining wall of a grain storage building in the center of the fort reads “Fatiko 1872 -88, founded by Sir Samuel Baker, occupied by Emin and Gordon” (sic). [2]
Ruins of the fort remain in Ajulu parish, Patiko sub-county, Aswa County, Gulu district. The site is open to the public subject to a fee levied by the subcounty. [3]
Fort Patiko | |
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Coordinates | 3°00′57″N 32°19′03″E / 3.015834°N 32.317625°E |
Site information | |
Owner | public |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | ruined |
Site history | |
Built | 1872 |
Built by | Samuel Baker |
Materials | stone |
Fort Patiko, also known as Baker's Fort, was a military fort built by Samuel Baker in Patiko, Uganda.
Construction of the fort was completed on December 25, 1872. [1]
After Baker left in 1888, the fort was used by Emin Pasha and Charles Gordon while they served as Governor of the Equatorial Province of the British Uganda Protectorate. A plaque on the remaining wall of a grain storage building in the center of the fort reads “Fatiko 1872 -88, founded by Sir Samuel Baker, occupied by Emin and Gordon” (sic). [2]
Ruins of the fort remain in Ajulu parish, Patiko sub-county, Aswa County, Gulu district. The site is open to the public subject to a fee levied by the subcounty. [3]