Merchants such as Solomons and Thorpes-both of which still operate stores in Jamestown-set up shop in the 1790s.
And with riches from the passing trade from India, they built a fort, castle, St. A small platoon and a gaggle of planters arrived-making St. Trade had been booming since 1657, when Oliver Cromwell granted the East India Company a charter to govern the island. “Before the Suez Canal, 30 ships a day docked here,” says George. If he hadn’t, the Battle of Waterloo might never have happened!” “Wellington couldn’t swim, but a young boy came to his rescue. Three people drowned,” says octogenarian local tour guide Basil George, as we stroll around the docks of the capital city, Jamestown. “The boat taking him ashore capsized in the rough seas.
Helena residents.Īnd Napoleon’s future war foe, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, made a memorable visit in 1805 as he returned to England from India. A swimming pool in Jamestown draws “Saints,” aka St.
