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Lighthouse Attractions In St. George's Parish

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St. George's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after the founder of the Bermuda colony, Admiral Sir George Somers. It is located in the north-easternmost part of the island chain, containing a small part of the main island around Tucker's Town and the Tucker's Town Peninsula, as well as the island of St. George, and many smaller islands, notably Coney, Paget, Nonsuch, Castle, and Smith's Islands. Technically, St. George's also includes the island of St. David's, though this is often considered a separate entity. St. David's Island, and Cooper's Island, and Longbird Island became a single, contiguous landmass during the Second W...
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  • 2. St.David's Lighthouse Bermuda
    St. David's Island is one of the main islands of Bermuda. It is located in the far north of the territory, one of the two similarly sized islands that makeup the majority of St. George's Parish. The island was originally 503 acres in size, but was enlarged by reclamation, and by absorbing Long Bird Island and Cooper's Island, in 1942 to 650 acres to allow room for a US military base which occupied over half the island. The base was closed in 1995, but much of its facilities are still used as part of L.F. Wade International Airport. Cooper's Island is now attached to the southeast St. David's, although the two islands are still widely regarded as if they were separate entities. The island was named in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, as the similarly sized St. George's Isla...
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