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Museums 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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Museums Attractions In St. George's Parish

  • 1. Bermuda National Trust Museum St George
    St. George's , located on the island and within the parish of the same names, settled in 1612, was the first permanent English settlement on the islands of Bermuda. It is often described as the third successful English settlement in the Americas, after St. John's, Newfoundland, and Jamestown, Virginia and the oldest continuously-inhabited English town in the New World, since the other two settlements were seasonal for a number of years.
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  • 2. World Heritage Centre - St. George St George
    The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications is the name used by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee to identify collectively as a World Heritage site St. George's Town, founded in 1612 , and a range of fortifications, batteries, and magazines built between 1612 and 1939, the last of which was removed from use in 1953.St. George's, located on the island, and within the parish of the same names, is the oldest surviving English town in the New World. Originally called New London, it was founded by the Virginia Company and was Bermuda's capital until 1815. It contains many historic buildings, including St. Peter's Church , the oldest Protestant church in the New World, the State House, which had housed the Parliament of ...
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  • 3. St. George's Historical Society Museum St George
    St. George's , located on the island and within the parish of the same names, settled in 1612, was the first permanent English settlement on the islands of Bermuda. It is often described as the third successful English settlement in the Americas, after St. John's, Newfoundland, and Jamestown, Virginia and the oldest continuously-inhabited English town in the New World, since the other two settlements were seasonal for a number of years.
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