[1] Keta served as an open port until the Tema Harbour commenced its operation to the west in 1962.

[3][4] It was built by Danish traders in 1784 for defensive purposes after the Sagbadre War against the Anlo Ewe and to keep the area safe from other colonial powers.

[6] The fort significantly played an important part in the slave trade, which involved Europeans in West Africa.

[7] Aside from the slave trade, the fort served an active purpose in the trade of imported and exported goods such as gold and ivory in a give-and-take for muskets, brandy, iron rods, textiles, cowries shells etc.

[5] In an effort to protect the remains of the fort, the ICOMOS Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana Museum and Monuments Board and the Danish Embassy in 1991 made some effort towards preserving it, however the impact of the sea on the fort continued.