The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they felt they could establish a base here without interference from rival European nations.

With the aid of cannon from the fort and ships anchored at sea nearby, Keta was razed to the ground.

Majority of the original people then migrated across the lagoon to Klikor to establish the Somey State with Agbozume as its capital.

[6] Historically Keta was also known as Quittah or Agudzeawo (Easterners in old Ewe) and was assigned B27 as a postal mark.

[5] The author, and then colonial Civil Servant, Dr. R. Austin Freeman served as a medical officer (Assistant Surgeon) here in 1887 during which an epidemic of black water fever killed forty per cent of the European population.

The Bremen Factory and Coconut plantation, which were close to the high water mark in 1907, had been swept away by the sea by 1924.

It is a stopping point for a large number of migratory birds and provides a breeding ground for sea turtles.

These words were uttered by Torgbui Wenya,the founder of Anlo State when he sighted the sand dunes at the sea shore.