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Fort Charles (Saint Kitts)

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Charles Fort was a military post from at least 1666, and rebuilt by English Governor Thomas Hill by 1689. By 1736, the fort had 40 guns.
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It was built on a suitable site, as ships were often becalmed beneath it, when making for Sandy Point Road. It was named after
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French and English partitions of west St. Kitts. Note the location of Fort Charles and the sulfur mine further to the west.
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The fort was abandoned in 1854. Some forty years later in 1890 it was used as a Hansen Home
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The fort is now in ruins, completely abandoned and overgrown with tropical vegetation.
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French and English partitions of east St. Kitts. Note the location of Fort Basseterre.
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Fort Charles on St. Kitts should not be confused with
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Photos #36 to #40, of Fort Charles, St. Kitts island
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Fort Charles (Nevis)


British colonial
fort
St. Kitts
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean
King Charles II
sugar cane
French Caribbean
Brimstone Hill Fortress
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
leper
Fort Charles
Nevis
Photos #36 to #40, of Fort Charles, St. Kitts island
A History of St. Kitts
43,51,78
ISBN
9780333747605
17°20′51″N 62°50′16″W / 17.34750°N 62.83778°W / 17.34750; -62.83778
Categories
Forts in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts (island)
British forts
Leper hospitals
1670 in the Caribbean
1670 establishments in the British Empire

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