Decades after the construction of the Bartica-Potaro road, Phillip Allsopp, the man after whom the famous Allsopp’s point was named, returned to view the sign re-erected to mark the location.
The sign, which marks the direction to locations such as Bartica, Sherima Crossing and Mahdia, was erected yesterday, a release from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure said.
“Located 19 miles outside Bartica is a spot known as Allsopp’s Point. To frequent travellers, the point is easily distinguishable. But to the casual traveller the location is just like any other: a dirt road surrounded by trees, perhaps memorable by its two-pronged fork in the roadway,” the release described the location.
The ministry had
