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🌴 Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda

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🌴 Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing colonial fortifications and oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the New World


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • Established in 1612 as the first capital of Bermuda and one of the oldest continuously inhabited English settlements in the New World
  • Comprises the historic town and interconnected network of 17th–19th century fortifications including Fort Victoria, Fort St. Catherine, and Fort George
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site recognized for colonial military architecture and strategic Atlantic maritime heritage
  • Located on the northern shore of St. George's, Bermuda, at coordinates 32.387183, -64.675367

St. George is one of the oldest continuously inhabited English settlements in the New World, established in 1612 ...

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