Otuam

Otuam (also Tantum) is a town in Ekumfi District, Central Region, Ghana.

Nana Amuah-Afenyi VI (born Peggielene Bartels in 1953[1]), known informally as King Peggy,[2] is the reigning chief of a clan (Ebriadze Abusua) of the town. She is the head of one of the 7 major clans that form the Otuam township. Peggy has worked as a secretary at the Embassy of Ghana in Washington, D.C. since the 1970s.[3]

History

It is the site where the Royal African Company built Fort Tantumquery in the 1720s.[4]

References
  1. "About the Authors". kingpeggy.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  2. Quist-Arcton, Ofeibea (11 November 2010). "In Ghanaian Village, American Woman Reigns As King". Morning Edition. NPR. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  3. Connelly, Phoebe (2012-12-27). "In Washington, D.C., Peggielene Bartels is a Secretary. In Ghana, She's a King". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  4. "The Fort at Tantumquery". ghanamuseums.org. Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

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