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St. George's (formally the Town of St. George or St. George's Town), located on the island and within the parish of the same names (and on the northern side of St. George's Harbour), settled in 1612, is the first permanent English (and later British) settlement on the islands of Bermuda.
The island covers 703 acres (284.5 hectares), and is one of the six principal islands of Bermuda. Originally called King's Island, it was the first part of Bermuda to be extensively colonised, and the town of St. George's contains many of the territory's oldest buildings. Notable among these are St. Peter's Church, and the State House.
The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications is the name used by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee to identify collectively as a World Heritage Site St. George's Town, founded in 1612 (following the 1609 wreck on Bermuda's reefs of the Sea Venture), and a range of fortifications, batteries, and magazines built ...
St. George's Town, from Barrack Hill, in 1857, with Ordnance Island at left Map of St. George's Town and Garrison, including Ordnance Island, ca. 1899. The only island in the town, it covers just 1.75 acres (7,100 m 2) and was created by reclaiming the land between several small islands which were once situated there.
A modern wireless and radar station, utilised by Bermuda Harbour Radio and the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre, has been erected on top of the keep of Fort George. The viewpoint is Convict Bay , historically used by the Royal Navy (which moored a convict hulk there), then as part of St. George's Garrison (part of the Bermuda Garrison ), and ...
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St. George's Harbour, ca. 1864. Confederate blockade runners are visible. The shore of St. George's Harbour was the site of the first settlements in Bermuda, which occurred in the early 17th century. The crew and passengers of the Sea Venture, driven onto the reefs off St. Catherine's Point in 1609, stayed on St. George's Island for nearly a year.
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. [citation needed]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 ...