Somers Isles Company
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The Somers Isles Company was formed in 1615 to operate the English colony of the Somers Isles, also known as Bermuda, as a commercial venture. It held a royal charter for Bermuda until 1684, when it w
"The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles", by Captain John Smith
St. George's, Bermuda
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St. George's, located on the island and within the parish of the same names, settled in 1612, is the first permanent English settlement on the islands of Bermuda. It is often described as the third pe
St. George's harbour and town, seen from Fort George
Ordnance Island (left) and St. George's Town are overlooked by Fort George
The harbour at St. George's in 1854
St. George's Town, from Barrack Hill, 1857