Nassau Bahamas 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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18 Facts About Nassau Bahamas
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Town that would be called Nassau Bahamas was founded in 1670 by British noblemen who brought British settlers with them to New Providence.
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Nassau Bahamas'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 Bahamas successfully clamped down on the pirates, reformed the civil administration, and restored commerce.
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Rogers cleaned up Nassau Bahamas and rebuilt the fort, using his own wealth to try to overcome problems.
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In 1776, the Battle of Nassau Bahamas 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 Bahamas.
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Nassau Bahamas oversaw the construction of Fort Charlotte and Fort Fincastle in Nassau.
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Nassau Bahamas 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 Bahamas 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 Bahamas Street.
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Pirates of Nassau Bahamas Museum is just across from the British Colonial Hilton.
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Nassau's large population in relation to the remainder of the Bahamas is the result of waves of immigration from the Family Islands to the capital.
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Nassau Bahamas is a left-hand traffic country, but many cars are imported from the US and are left-hand drive.
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Nassau Bahamas has served as a shooting location for film production.
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In 1981, Nassau Bahamas was used as a stand-in for Greece in an ocean scene in For Your Eyes Only.
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Nassau Bahamas was featured as a primary setting in the 2013 video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag .
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Nassau Bahamas Town is mentioned in "Sloop John B", a Bahamian folk song.
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