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Friendship 7 Monument

Friendship 7 Monument. Grand Turk is proud of the fact that John Glenn and the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule splashed down just east of the island in 1962. The retrieved capsule was brought to the island and flown back to the US from the Air Force base that is now the island's airport. DSC_0083p1
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March 31st 2017
Carnival Sunshine slipped into Grand Turk early in the morning, the last of our ports of call for this cruise. At Grand Turk, we had booked Carnival's "Historical Homes, Town & Museum Tour" shore excursion. The tour promised to include Cockburn Town and the Grand Turk Lighthouse. The guide met us and other travelers in the cruise terminal area and soon we were on the minibus. The same shore exc ... read more
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none Flag The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands ... ... read more
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