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colonists from Jamaica came and settled. They were called back by the governor of Jamaica, but they ignored this order. In 1695, Governor Nicolas Trott rebuilt the town and added a fort, both were called Nassau. However, the fort was heavily damaged in a Spanish attack in 1700 and the colonists eventually abandoned the fort in 1703 after a French and Spanish attack. Due to the lack of cannon and soldiers in the fort, New Providence soon became a
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to 74 °F), excellent drainage, ample variety and number of Christian (Protestant) churches, well-tended and rectilinear roads, modern luxurious facilities, and native English speakers. Steam ships plied between the coastal southern United States, Cuba, and Nassau, and the popularity of the destination proceeded to grow.
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of the western hemisphere". Testimonials by residents and visitors emphasized its extremely mild climate with minimal daily temperature fluctuations (often as little as 3 °C (5 °F) in any given 12-hour period) and warm winters (a typical winter morning in the range of 21 to 23 °C (70
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By 1670, there were over 900 people on the settlement of Charles-Town. Due to ineffective governors, Charles-Town was attacked by the French and Spanish navies, became a home base for pirates, and was eventually destroyed by a Spanish attack in 1684. However, two years later in 1686, new English
357:, but the Spanish government showed little interest in developing the island (and The Bahamas as a whole). Nassau, the island's largest city, was formerly known as Charles-town, but it was burned to the ground by the Spanish in 1684. It was laid out and renamed Nassau in 1695 by 586:. On 22 April the expedition sailed to capture New Providence. By May 6 the whole fleet had reached New Providence and on 8 May the British colony surrendered. This was the third capture of New Providence by a foreign force during the American Revolutionary War. 606:, but New Providence was the only island with any prosperity because of the large British military establishment. The fortresses began to crumble and were abandoned by 1850. New Providence afterwards had two periods of high economic success: during the 597:
and their slaves emigrated to New Providence and nearby islands, hoping to re-establish plantation agriculture. The shallow soils and sparse rainfall doomed this activity to failure, and by the early 19th century The Bahamas had become a nearly vacant
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By the late 1920s, New Providence had become well-established especially as an American vacation destination with many tourist facilities, including a deepened harbour for short-visit cruise ship visitors and hotels offering gambling.
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led a squadron of over seven ships in an effort to raid the British-held island in order to secure supplies and munitions. In an event known as the Battle of Nassau, on March 3 and 4, Hopkins landed the first-ever
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willing to give up their ways. Using his intelligence and threatening to execute them if they did not take the pardon, Rogers was eventually able to rid Nassau of pirates.
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Other settlements on New Providence include Grants Town, Bain Town, Fox Hill, Adelaide, Yamacraw, South Beach, Coral Harbour,
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was evacuated before capture. Hopkins spent two weeks loading his ships with the booty before finally returning home.
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Nassau was formerly known as Charles Town but was burned to the ground by the Spanish in 1684.
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Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board – Official Nassau Paradise Island Travel Guide
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became regular visitors to the island. The first lasting European settlement was on
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of 1861–65, when it was a highly popular port for blockade-runners serving the
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By the late 19th century New Providence had begun billing itself as the "
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even declared himself "Governor of New Providence". In 1718, Governor
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Nassau, the capital city is located on New Providence island
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The island was originally under Spanish control following
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2010 Census of Population and Housing: New Providence
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New Providence Island
New Providence (disambiguation)


New Providence is located in Bahamas
Atlantic Ocean
25°1′48″N 77°24′18″W / 25.03000°N 77.40500°W / 25.03000; -77.40500
The Bahamas
Nassau
African
European
Asian
Hispanic
Time zone
EST
UTC-5
DST
EDT
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ISO code

The Bahamas
national capital city
Nassau
Christopher Columbus
New World
Nicholas Trott
Lord Proprietor
Prince of Orange-Nassau
William III of England

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