Everything about Cockburn Town totally explained
Cockburn Town is the
capital city of the
Turks and Caicos Islands, located on the largest
island in the Turks Islands (not the Caicos)
archipelago,
Grand Turk Island. Historic 18th and 19th century Bermudian architecture line Duke and Front Streets in Cockburn Town. The town is known for its long, narrow streets and old street lamps.
The seat of government ever since
1766, Cockburn Town was the first permanent settlement on any of the islands, founded in
1681 by
salt collectors who arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The
city supposedly lies on the place where
Juan Ponce de León first landed on the island.
The oldest known
shipwreck in the
Western Hemisphere, the Molasses Reef Wreck, dated
1505, is exhibited in the Turks & Caicos National Museum, Grand Turk.
The closest
anchorage to Cockburn Town is Hawk's Nest Anchorage, which, though sheltered, should only be entered in good light because of
reefs near the entrance.
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