Paget Island
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| Location: | 32°22’31"N, 64°39’36"W |
| Area: | 36 acres |
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Paget Island is an island of 36 acres in the north-east of Bermuda, in St George's Parish.
The island is positioned at the northern entrance to St George's Harbour, to the east of the town of St George's and just to the north of the slightly larger Smith's Island. In the past Paget and nearby Smith's Island were used as whaling centres.
Paget Island takes its name from William Paget, the fourth Lord of Paget, but before that was also known as Pennystones.[1]
Fort Cunningham
The island's most prominent feature is Fort Cunningham, when the first Governor Richard Moore came in 1612 he recognized that Paget Island was the route from St George to the Atlantic and any enemy vessel would come through here,[2] the first battery built as far back as 1612, expanded in 1619, major works continued in the 1700s and 1800s, it is of historical importance, but now in a state of disrepair. In 1746 it was brought into use to hold prisoners of War.[2] Again during the Second World War it served as an internment camp for Germans and Austrians.
Visiting
The island itself is not easily accessible due to no regular ferry service. With advance permission from the Bermuda Government's Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation[3] campers may stay on a 20-acre campsite, but only one group at a time.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bermuda's 123 Islands". www.bermuda-online.org. http://www.bermuda-online.org/islands.htm. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fort Cunningham Bermuda: Bermuda Attractions
- ↑ "Camping". www.gov.bm. http://www.gov.bm/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=209&&PageID=229043&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true. Retrieved 5 April 2013.