Calabar

==== Mary Slessor's House ====
[[File:Mary Slessor.jpg|thumb|Mary Slessor]]
Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary sent to Nigeria by the United Presbyterian Church in the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mary Slessor Building Cross River State :: Nigeria Information & Guide |url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Cross-River/Mary-Slessor-Building.html |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=www.nigeriagalleria.com}}</ref> ''Mary Slessor's House'', built around 1880 in Akpap Village, Calabar, Cross River State, is one of the monuments dedicated to her memory.

Originally, the house was a mud house with two bedrooms, a verandah, a shop and a parlour. She referred to it as a "trailer", but the locals called it a "good pass all". In 1889, Mr Owens, a carpenter at the mission, was hired to build a more permanent structure for her. The walls were made of iron plates with wooden doors and windows.<ref name=":5">{{Citation |title=Project Nigeria: Mary Slessor House Calabar |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD7pk-foDRo |access-date=2024-01-19 |language=en}}</ref>

When Southern Nigeria became a British protectorate, Miss Slessor acted as a female magistrate and skilful diplomatic ambassador. For her efforts in Okoyong, she was given the Efik name Obongawan Okoyong (Queen of Okoyong).<ref name=":5" />

She was also instrumental in the establishment of the Hope Waddell Training Institute in Calabar, which provided vocational training for Efiks. Miss Slessor is widely regarded as a heroine in Nigerian history, and the Mary Slessor House stands as a historical site in honour of the missionary in Ekenge, Calabar, Cross River State.<ref name=":5" />