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Bridgetown

Bridgetown is the capital and main port of Barbados, on Carlisle Bay on the island's south-west coast. Founded by English settlers in 1628, it became a centre of the Atlantic sugar and slave trade and the seat of British governors in the eastern Caribbean. Its historic centre and garrison were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.

Bridgetown
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British Windward Islands

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bridgetown. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bridgetown
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