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| Keywords: Tour Soleillet, Obock.jpg en The Soleillet tower before it was damaged by a major storm in June 1885 The tower was built in 1882 by Paul Soleillet a French explorer colonial administrator and trader who had been hired to open a trading post at Obock in the early 1880s The tower was rebuilt soon after it was severely damaged by a storm 1 June 1885 It served both as an observation post and a shelter in case of attacks The Soleillet trading post was used a penitentiary for a few years after Soleillet's death in 1885 A semaphore and a red beacon light atop the tower served as navigation aids Published in Enciclopedia popolare illustrate Milan Italy 1896-99 c 1884 eBay com Probably L Bidault c 1884 other versions PD-old-70 Uploaded with UploadWizard Historical images of Obock Paul Soleillet | ||||
