Abontjeman Explained
| Abontjeman |
| Settlement Type: | Former settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | Suriname |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Suriname |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Suriname |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Brokopondo |
| Subdivision Type2: | Resort |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sarakreek |
| Timezone: | ART |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 4.8931°N -54.9581°W |
Abontjeman is an abandoned settlement in Brokopondo District, Suriname.[1] It was located along the Sara Creek,[2] and used to be inhabited by maroons.[3] The village was flooded in 1964 after the construction of the Afobaka Dam.[4]
Abontjeman used to have a train station on the Lawa Railway.[5] In the 1920s, Elwyn Benjamin Fairweather, a bauxite entrepreneur from British Honduras, cleared a 40km (30miles) long path from Abontjeman to the Marowijne River with the intention of building of road.[6] [7] Fairweather's company ceased to exist in 1943.[8]
Notes and References
- http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1351533&fid=4450 Abontjeman
- Book: Acta botanica Neerlandica: official publication of the Nederlandse Botanische Vereniging, Volume 21. Koninklijke Nederlandse Botanische Vereniging, North-Holland Pub. Co.. 253. 1972.
- Book: Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië. Benjamins . Herman Daniël. Snelleman . Johannes . 1917. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. nl. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. Leiden. 709.
- Web site: Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname. nl. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 16 May 2020.
- News: Koloniale Spoorwegen Dienstregeling. 3 August 1911. De Surinamer via Delpher. nl.
- News: De afbreek van de spoorweg door de wildernis. Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. 30 July 1929. 1 January 2022. nl.
- News: Mr. Fairweather's splendid plans for Surinam. Suriname. 24 March 1925. 1 January 2022.
- Een mislukte poging. Ph.A. Samson . 21. Nieuwe West-Indische Gids / New West Indian Guide. The Hague. M. Nijhoff. 1949. nl.
