Historic Pix: Badagry’s 173-Year Old Well

Historic Pix: Badagry’s 173-Year Old Well

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 1:25 pm


The 173-year old well

The 173-year old well

Opening of the well

Opening of the well

This must be among the first wells in Nigeria, dug in Badagry, South West, Nigeria, in the year 1842. It is now 173 years old. Photo Idowu Ogunleye.

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