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The Best Attractions In Charlestown

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Charlestown is the capital of the island of Nevis, in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies. Charlestown is situated on the leeward side of the island of Nevis, near the southern end of Pinneys Beach. Charlestown Harbor was originally called Bath Bay, in reference to Bath Stream. This stream was noted for its curative waters.Historically, in colonial times, the town of Charlestown was protected by Fort Charles to the south and Fort Black Rocks to the north. Many of the oldest two-story stone buildings were severely damaged over time by earthquakes, which tended to cause the upper story to collapse into the lower story. T...
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  • 1. Pinney's Beach Charlestown
    Pinney's Beach, also spelled Pinneys Beach, is a very long sandy beach on the western coast of the island of Nevis, in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies. The southern end of Pinneys Beach starts just outside the capital, Charlestown. The beach extends north three miles from there, ending at the northern point of Cades Bay, which is currently where the Sea Bridge ferry dock is located. That is near the southern entrance to The Narrows, the strait separating Nevis from the neighboring island of Saint Kitts. Pinneys Beach takes its name from Pinneys Estate. This was a large piece of land, a plantation which in the 19th century was owned by the Pinney family, who lived on Nevis for several generations.
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  • 3. Alexander Hamilton House Charlestown
    Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of George Washington's administration. He took the lead in the Federal government's funding of the states' debts, as well as establishing a national bank, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Britain. His vision included a strong central government led by a vigorous executive branch, a strong commercial economy, a national bank and support for manufacturing, and a strong...
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  • 5. Museum of Nevis History Charlestown
    The Museum of Nevis History is a museum in Charlestown, Saint Thomas Lowland Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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  • 11. St Theresa Catholic Church Charlestown
    The St. Theresa Church and alternatively St. Theresa Parish, is the name given to a religious building of the Catholic church that is located in Main Road in the town of Charlestown, capital of Nevis Island and Saint Paul Charlestown Parish one of the 14 in the Caribbean and island federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Lesser Antilles. This is one of the 3 existing Catholic churches on the island of Nevis being the other two dedicated to St. John Baptist de la Salle and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Follow the Roman or Latin rite and is the main church on the island that depends on the diocese of Saint John's - Basseterre which was created in 1961 with the Bull Cum nobis of Pope Paul VI. Members of the congregation are not only on the island but elsewhere in the Caribbean.
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