Cleveland Tombstone

Historical Site

National Monument in Sierra Leone

The Cleveland Tombstone is a national monument in Sierra Leone near Shenge. It was first erected in 1791 to memorialize James Cleveland, the mulatto king of the Banana Islands, by his sons. During a war between his family and the Caulker family led by Thomas Corker, the Caulkers moved the tombstone to their cemetery at Tasso Island, and again to Shenge at a later date. It was dedicated a National Monument of Sierra Leone in 1950.

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