Fort Patiko
Fort Patiko, also known as Baker's Fort, was a military fort built by Samuel Baker in Patiko, Uganda.
| Fort Patiko | |
|---|---|
 Walls of Fort Patiko grain stores | |
  Fort Patiko | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
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]
The Ugandan Government currently is planning on turning the Barker's fort to become a fully recognized national tourism site.
Notes
- Great Britain Colonial Office 1960, p. 140.
- Rusoke 2010.
- Wacha, Joe (25 February 2009). "Samuel Baker's Fort Patiko Billed as Key to Revival of Gulu Tourism Sector". Uganda Radio Network.
References
- Finnström, Sverker (2008). Living with bad surroundings : war, history, and everyday moments in northern Uganda. Durham: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822341918.
- Great Britain Colonial Office (1960). "The Acholi of Uganda". Colonial research studies (30).
- Rusoke, Lambert Brian (2010-02-07). "Fort Patiko: A forgotten historical landmark". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
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