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found on Navassa. This resource, gathered mainly from the interior of the island, was stored in Lulu Town for later shipment to the United States.
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of August 18, 1856. The modest settlement was created to house both mine workers and supervisors whose goal was the rich deposits of
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Mining operations on Navassa Island were halted and the island evacuated in 1899 during the
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on September 19, 1857, by Peter Duncan, an American sea captain, under the
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Lulu Bay

Navassa Island
United States
Haiti
Windward Passage
United States
Guano Islands Act
guano
Spanish–American War
"GAO/OGC-98-5 - U.S. Insular Areas: Application of the U.S. Constitution"
Archived
"Washington's Secret Colonies: The Bizarre Story of the Guano Islands Act"
ISBN
978-1-4438-7390-1
OCLC
992343683
"Navassa"
Global Reef Expedition: Navassa, March 25–31, 2012 — Final Report
CIA Factbook
18°23′46″N 75°01′06″W / 18.396°N 75.0182°W / 18.396; -75.0182
Navassa Island
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expanding it
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United States geography stubs
Haiti geography stubs

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