Nassau Harbor - Nassau Bahamas
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flyingmoose
N 25° 04.764 W 077° 20.335
18R E 264089 N 2775781
Nassau Harbor was the central point of Pirates and the Republic of Pirates.
Waymark Code: WM17TQQ
Location: Bahamas
Date Posted: 04/03/2023
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1696 marked the beginning of piracy in the Bahamas and Nassau harbour was the center of most of the activity. From 1706 to 1718 a informal group of pirates created the "Republic of Pirates" here. The end of the era came when Woodes Rogers became the newly appointed Royal Governor of the Bahama Islands in Nassau and offered pirates clemency through the kings pardon, a list of over 200 pirates was on the list of those intending to take the King's Pardon. For over 20 years this harbor provided a safe haven to hundreds of pirates and that legacy is still alive today with multiple museums and boats honoring that point in time in Nassau Harbour.
Taken from Wikipedia:
The era of piracy in the Bahamas began in 1696, when the privateer Henry Avery brought his ship the Fancy loaded with loot from plundering Indian trade ships into Nassau harbour. Avery bribed the governor Nicholas Trott with gold and silver, and with the Fancy itself, still loaded with 50 tons of elephant tusks and 100 barrels of gunpowder. This established Nassau as a base where pirates could operate safely, although various governors regularly made a show of suppressing piracy. Although the governors were still legally in charge, the pirates became increasingly powerful.
Site Description: Harbor
Date of Pirate Activity (Estimated): 1696
Reference Web-link or Book Title: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Pirates
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Sadly the harbour has grown and changed so much that it no longer resembles what was here in 1700.
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