Queenstown, Guyana

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Queenstown
Village
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Queenstown
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 7°11′37″N58°29′38″W / 7.1936°N 58.4938°W / 7.1936; -58.4938
Country Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana
Region Pomeroon-Supenaam
Neighbourhood Council Aberdeen/Zorg-en-Vlygt
Founded25 September 1841
Population
 (2012) [1]
  Total474

Queenstown is a village in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It is one of the first villages where the emancipated African slaves bought the lands. [2] Queenstown is home to the oldest extant mosque of Guyana. [3]

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History

Queenstown started as three plantations named Mocha, West Field and Dageraad. [2] In 1780, Fula people from Senegambia, Africa, arrived on the plantations as slaves. The tribe set out to build a small masjid out of wattle and mud. The mosque was rebuilt three times, and is still in service for a congregation of about 50 people. [3]

In 1838, the slaves were emancipated. The plantations at the time were owned by Mr Carberry who decided to parcel up the land, and sell the lots to the former slaves. [2] On 25 September 1841, the village of Queenstown was officially founded and named after Queen Victoria. [2]

In 1842, the coffee shop of the village was transformed into the St Bartholomew's Anglican Church. [4] The church was completed in November 1843. [5] The building is shaped like an upside-down ship, [6] and has been declared a regional monument. [5]

Overview

Queenstown has a primary school, health clinic, community centre and a post office. Secondary education is provided in Anna Regina. [4]

Queenstown is one of the emancipation villages where the villagers dress up in African clothes and parade through the village accompanied by a band on Emancipation Day (1 August). [7]

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References

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