Nassau Bahama is the site of the House of Assembly and various judicial departments and was considered historically to be a stronghold of pirates.
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17 Facts About Nassau Bahama
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Town that would be called Nassau Bahama was founded in 1670 by British noblemen who brought British settlers with them to New Providence.
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Nassau Bahama's harbour was tailor-made for defence and it could take around 500 vessels, though it was too shallow to accept large battleships.
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Nassau Bahama successfully clamped down on the pirates, reformed the civil administration, and restored commerce.
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Rogers cleaned up Nassau Bahama and rebuilt the fort, using his own wealth to try to overcome problems.
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In 1776, the Battle of Nassau Bahama resulted in a brief occupation by American Continental Marines during the American War of Independence, where the Marines staged their first amphibious raid on Fort Montague after attempting to sneak up on Fort Nassau Bahama.
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Nassau Bahama oversaw the construction of Fort Charlotte and Fort Fincastle in Nassau.
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Nassau Bahama has a tropical savanna climate, bordering on a tropical monsoon climate, with hot wet summers, and mild dry winters.
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The 1788 heart of Nassau Bahama was just a few blocks of buildings between Government House and the harbour, but the town gradually expanded east to Malcolm's Park, south to Wulff Road, and west to Nassau Bahama Street.
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Pirates of Nassau Bahama Museum is just across from the British Colonial Hilton.
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Nassau Bahama had a population of 128,420 females and 117,909 males and was home to 70,222 households with an average family size of 3.
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Nassau Bahama has served as a shooting location for film production.
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In 1981, Nassau Bahama was used as a stand-in for Greece in an ocean scene in For Your Eyes Only.
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Nassau Bahama was featured as a primary setting in the 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
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Nassau Bahama Town is mentioned in "Sloop John B", a Bahamian folk song.
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