No customs house at Myloi

16 December 1865 (4 December 1865 old style) Proven

Goods landed at Myloi for Tripoli still had to be cleared at the customs house in Nafplio, 'there being no customs house at Myloi'. A Tripoli newspaper complained about the detour this caused for the trade of Arcadia.

Where

The pier and harbour, Nafplio, Tripoli

Threads

Harbour and pier, Industry and trade

Certainty

Proven confirmed by primary sources

Sources

• Ἀρκαδία (Tripoli), 4-12-1865, Hellenic Parliament Library, digital newspaper collection

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