Government House

Government House, Nassau, in 1965. The Union Jack was still flying at this time. Government House, rebuilt in 1932 after the original 1810 residence was damaged in a hurricane, is the official residence of the Bahamas Governor-General. The statue of Christopher Columbus on its steps dates from 1830. Nassau025p1

Nassau

July 20th 1965
Oriana arrived at Nassau in the Bahamas early in the morning. Despite the hour, several other cruise ships were in the vicinity. I was up on deck to see the pilot boat arrive. In the distance was the flat silhouette of New Providence Island with the distinctive profile of Hog Island Light marking the entrance to Nassau Harbour. (It's now known as Paradise Island Light and remains a landmark ... read more

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Arawak Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in ... ... read more

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