Apr. 04, 1954 - Africa starts a new town and port: The Gold Coast, African...

Apr. 04, 1954 - Africa starts a new town and port: The Gold Coast, African colony which is moving rapidly toward self-government with British cooperation, has begun the most ambitious construction project in its history the building of a completely new town of 80,000 people and a harbor. The town, to be called Tema, will be divided into seven self-contained communities, each with its own schools, market, churches and recreational facilities. Photo shows left: The Prime Minister of the Gold Coast, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, cuts the first turf at the inauguration of the town. With him are Dr. I.B. Asafu-Ajaye (left), Chairman of the Tema Development Corporations, and Mr. A.R. Baster, British Acting Director, Right: The master plan for the new town, showing the seven communities, each centered around the community center marked “M.” The Plan also shows the proposed break-waters which will make up the harbor and tree-lined main boulevard which will bisect the town and lead to a central park