FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE! WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FREETOWN COTTON TREE. 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE FALLEN TREE

On 24 May 2023, a heavy rain storm felled the cotton tree with only the lower part of its enormous trunk still standing
The exact age of the Cotton Tree is unknown, but it is thought to have been about 400 years old. It was mature prior to the foundation of Freetown and there are records of its existence in 1787 when settlers from Britain came to the peninsula. In March 1792, a group of former slaves who joined the settlement are said to have gathered under the Cotton Tree to pray and a white preacher named Nathaniel Gilbert preached a sermon.The Cotton Tree was also an important landmark for the Temne people who marked territory based on whether it was visible from the tree

[@mikek9085]

It's been awhile.
Hope you're all doing great.
What your thought of the fallen iconic symbol of Freetown? What should we replace it with?
Don't forget to also like the.

[@osmandbangura6723]

Thank you!!! Thank you for keeping our cotton tree history alive 💯% 🇨🇦

[@mikek9085]

welcome Mr. Bangura

[@MEGZO-TV]

Proud of you my able boss Mike K

[@mikek9085]

Thank you ma.

[@ShekuAmaduManga]

The builty of Free Town has gone so sad for our history cotton tree 🌴.

[@mikek9085]

Yea. What do think we should replace it with?

[@Craftgarden2024]

9.33k...Very nice work...subs kr liya hai

[@mikek9085]

Thank you

[@kwawus8267]

How old was it?

[@mikek9085]

Over 400 years old

[@guglielmonicolotti5849]

By by cotton tree..j was so happy to know you in the 1980..rip....

[@guglielmonicolotti5849]

By by cotton tree...j was so happy to know you in the 1980..rip

[@mikek9085]

Thank you for watching