PRE 1945 History of Tourism in The Bahamas pt 1

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1740

Peter Henry Bruce, a military engineer, went sent to Nassau from England to repair the forts

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1851

TEA was written

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1859

119 years later, Samuel Cunard, a Canadian businessman had a contract made with the government to provide trips from NY to Nassau and was paid 3,000 lbs. TEA was written

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1859

American Civil War boosted economy with Blockade Runners and Southerners trading in Nassau

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"The Karnak"

Steam paddle boat which made its first trip in 1859

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1861

The Royal Victoria Hotel opened

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Royal Victoria Hotel

First grand hotel in English speaking Caribbean

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1869

Major Bacot suggest that the Bahamas had a good climate for recovering patients.

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1875

Tourism amount to over 500

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1875

Governor Robinson suggest that the Bahamas should try to attract tourists in South Florida

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1879

TEA was written

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1891

Telegraph Act was passed with established cable in Jupiter, Florida and Cable Beach, Nassau to send messages from UK to US