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Fort Zoutman
| Fort Zoutman | |
|---|---|
| Oranjestad, Aruba | |
.JPG) Willem III Tower at the west entrance of the fort | |
.svg)  Fort Zoutman  Fort Zoutman | |
| Coordinates | 12°31′04″N 70°02′09″W / 12.5178°N 70.0357°W |
| Type | Fortification |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Aruba |
| Controlled by | Fundacion Museo Arubano[1] |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Restored tourist attraction and museum |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1796-1798 (fort) 1866-1868 (tower)[2] |
| Built by | Johann Rudolf Lauffer, acting governor (fort) J.H. Ferguson, lieutenant governor (tower) |
| Materials | Stone, concrete coral |
| Battles/wars | Repelled a British attack in 1799[3] (during the War of the Second Coalition) |
Fort Zoutman (Dutch pronunciation: [fɔrt ˈsʌutmɑn])[a] is a military fortification at Oranjestad, Aruba. Originally built in 1798 by African slaves, with materials provided by the Amerindians, who performed Statute Labour or corvée for the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest structure on the island of Aruba, one of the main tourist attractions on the island, and regarded by UNESCO as a 'Place of Memory of the Slave Trade Route in the Latin Caribbean'.[3] The Willem III Tower was added to the west side of the fort in 1868. The fort and tower were restored and re-opened in 1983 as the Historical Museum of Aruba.[1][2]
- ^ a b "Aruba Sights & Sounds". Visit Aruba. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ a b Monument Office. "Fort Zoutman / Willem III tower". Historia di Aruba. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ a b "About Fort Zoutman / Historical Museum" (PDF). Unesco.org. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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