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Historical Hamilton to Discover
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Historical Hamilton to Discover

The City of Hamilton is ripe with historical points of interest, but you might not know that considering our city looks quite modern. Here are several historical points of interest located within the city's boundaries.   1. Perot's Post Office William Perot became Bermuda's first postmaster general in 1821, after several years of acting as an unofficial postman. In 1848 he produced his own postage stamps, one of which sold at auction in 1985 for $92,000. Perot used to stamp…

January 4, 2023

The History of Smith’s Island, Bermuda’s First Colony
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The History of Smith’s Island, Bermuda’s First Colony

Smith's Island is an unassuming, often overlooked land mass in St. George's Harbour. Though it is sparsely developed today, it was the home of the very first Bermudian settlers - those few men who stayed behind while the Sea Venture…

December 28, 2022

A Day at the Races
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A Day at the Races

This article was taken from our archives. It originally appeared in the February 1948 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did in print originally.  If you’d like to produce a faster and funnier movie film comedy than the…

December 26, 2022

Written by: Al Perkins

The Day the Hamilton Hotel Burned
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The Day the Hamilton Hotel Burned

On December 22, 1955 The Grand Hamilton Hotel Burned to the Ground. Here’s an account of the spectacular and historical event from our archives. The long and acrimonious controversy over the future of the Hamilton Hotel ended simultaneously with the long…

December 21, 2022

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“Dickie” Tucker’s Christmas Past

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the December 1983 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did in print originally.  'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a…

December 8, 2022

Written by: Kevin Stevenson

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12 of Bermuda’s BEST Historic Sites

Bermuda is a small island, which means that everything needed for a nation's infrastructure is packed close together. Everywhere has a story to go with it from the centuries of human history the island has experienced, and the millions of…

November 17, 2022

Written by: Fae Sapsford