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Stevenson Cross Gallery


Title: Stevenson Cross

Description: Located near the Mpata Gap at Kasowa battlefield. Commemorating Jas Stevenson, Company Secretary of the ALC. The 7 metre high cross was brought by the people of Scotland and was erected in 1905 on top of Silu Mountain, about 16km west of Karonga Boma. It was erected in honour of the commendable work done by James Stevenson, first chairman of Livingstonia African Company, and engineers James Stewart and William McEwen. The three played major roles in the initial implementation of the Stevenson Road which was designed to connect northern part of lake Malawi to Lake Tanganyika for trade and missionary work. Stevenson contributed €4000 towards the project.

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