Usshertown

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Usshertown is a historic coastal neighborhood within Accra’s old Ga Mashie district, known for its Ga heritage and colonial-era architecture.

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Usshertown canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic neighborhood
human settlement
country Ghana
ethnicTradition Ga people
hasArchitecturalStyle colonial architecture
vernacular Ga architecture
hasBuiltEnvironment courtyard houses
historic coastal buildings
narrow streets
hasCharacteristic coastal location
colonial-era architecture
dense traditional housing
historic urban fabric
hasCulturalRegion Ga Mashie
hasCulturalSignificance center of Ga heritage in Accra
hasHeritage Ga cultural heritage
hasHistoricalPeriod colonial era
hasHistoricalSignificance one of the oldest quarters of Accra
hasLanguageCommunity Ga language speakers
hasUrbanFunction historic core of Accra
residential area
locatedIn Accra
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Ga Mashie
locatedInCountry Ghana
locatedOn Gulf of Guinea
partOf Ga Mashie district
Greater Accra Region
Old Accra

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Ga Mashie contains Usshertown
Bukom area adjacentTo Usshertown
Fort Ussher locatedIn Usshertown