State House
Parliament 1620 to 1815.
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St. George's is a historic town on St. George's Island in north-eastern Bermuda, about 14 km in a straight line north-east of the capital, Hamilton. Founded in 1612, it was the first permanent English settlement in Bermuda and is the oldest continuously inhabited English town in the New World. The first settlers came after their ship, the Sea Venture, was wrecked on Bermuda's reefs in 1609, and St. George's remained the island's capital until 1815. Together with its surrounding forts, the town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as the «Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications». The town has old houses with white walls and distinctive stepped roofs, among them the State House, where Bermuda's parliament met from 1620 to 1815, Bridge House and Carter House. At its edge stand the ruins of the «Unfinished Church», begun in the 19th century and never completed, and the town looks over a quiet harbour. Walking around town is free, while some house museums charge entry. Its narrow lanes are made for walking, and it combines well in one day with nearby Fort St. Catherine.
Parliament 1620 to 1815.
Gothic ruins.
Stepped roofs.
St. George's, Bermuda
It is the oldest continuously inhabited English town in the New World.
Walking around is free; some museums charge.
