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Nassau city overview
Nassau is a city in Bahamas shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forNassau, Capital city in Bahamas, Nassau planning base 3, Nassau planning base 4
RegionBahamasBahamas
Time zoneAmerica/Nassaulocal time
Founded1670historical origin
City history
The town that would be called Nassau was founded in 1670 by British noblemen who brought British settlers with them to New Providence.
In 1684 the town was burned to the ground during the Raid on Charles Town.
William was the Dutch Stadtholder (stadhouder in Dutch), and, from 1689, the King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
It was rebuilt in 1695 under Governor Nicholas Trott and renamed Nassau in honour of King William III, who belonged to a branch of the House of Nassau.
In 1703, Spanish and French allied forces briefly occupied Nassau.
Thomas Walker was the island's last remaining appointed official and although evidence is scarce, it appears that he was acting in the role of deputy governor upon Benjamin Hornigold's arrival in 1713.
In 1776, the Battle of Nassau resulted in a brief occupation by American Continental Marines during the American War of Independence, where the marines staged their first amphibious raid on Fort Montague after attempting.
In April 1783, Andrew Deveaux, an American Loyalist who resettled on the island, set forth and recaptured the island for the British Crown.
With funds from privateering, a new fort, street lights and over 2300 sumptuous houses were built and Nassau was extended.
They built a fort, and named it Charles Town in honour of England's King Charles II.
Benjamin Hornigold, along with his great rival Henry Jennings, became the unofficial overlord of a veritable pirate republic which played host to the self-styled Flying Gang.
Rogers cleaned up Nassau and rebuilt the fort, using his own wealth to try to overcome problems.
He oversaw the construction of Fort Charlotte and Fort Fincastle in Nassau.
During the American Civil War, Nassau served as a port for blockade runners making their way to and from ports along the southern Atlantic Coast for continued trade with the Confederacy.
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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