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Cooper Bay ruin is a ruin in Cooper Bay, on the north side of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.The ruin dates from the sugar plantation era, and was presumed abandoned during the economic collapse of the British Virgin Islands during the mid-19th century.
Tortola (/ t ɔːr ˈ t oʊ l ə /) is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. [2] It has a surface area of 55.7 square kilometres (21.5 square miles) with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in Road Town .
Nanny Cay is an island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.It is made up of three cays originally known as Big Cay, Little Cay and Miss Peggy Cay. [1] In the 1970s these were consolidated into a single land mass for a marina and resort development.
Road Harbour, located in Road Town, Tortola, is the commercial seaport of the British Virgin Islands. There are a number of smaller marinas around the harbour, such as the Road Reef Marina and the Fort Burt Marina, an overnight small boat anchorage, customs and immigration offices. Inter island ferries stop at the ferry dock on the NW edge of ...
Pam Kendall of Harwich reacts to the chilly air in 2022 after leaving the polar plunge at Smugglers Beach in South Yarmouth. The annual New Year's Day plunge benefits the Yarmouth Senior Center.
Old Government House, Road Town, Tortola. Government House, located in Road Town, Tortola, is the official residence of the governor of the British Virgin Islands. [1] The original structure, dating back to 1899, was destroyed by a hurricane in 1924.
The Cooten Bay ruin is a ruin in Cooten Bay, on the north side of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.The ruin probably dates from the sugar plantation era, although the fortification of the property with cannon may suggest an earlier date.
The island of Tortola was sold to Willem Hunthum at some point in the 1650s, at which time the Dutch West India Company's interest in the Territory effectively ended. In 1665, the Dutch settlers on Tortola were attacked by a British privateer, John Wentworth; he captured 67 slaves and took them to Bermuda. [5]