Английская Википедия:Fort Island, Guyana
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Fort Island is an island in the Essequibo River located in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. It is about Шаблон:Convert from the mouth of the river,[1] and to the east of Hogg Island.[2] In 1687, a wooden fort was built on the island.[1] In 1744, Fort Zeelandia was constructed and served as the capital of Essequibo, a Dutch colony which is nowadays part of Guyana.[3] In 1752, the Court of Policy was built on the island as the legislative body for the colony.[1]
History
In 1679, Abraham Beekman, the Dutch Governor of the Essequibo colony, ordered the construction of a wooden fort on the island. At the time, the island was called Flag Island. The capital of the colony was located at Fort Kyk-Over-Al.[1] Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande became Governor of Essequibo in 1743,[4] and ordered the construction of Fort Zeelandia, a brick fort, on the island. The fort was finished in 1744.[1] The fort suffered severe damage during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War.[5]
In 1752, the Court of Policy was built on the island which served as the legislative body for the colony. The Court of Policy is the oldest extant non-military building of Guyana.[6][1][7] In 2007, the Dutch Heritage Museum opened in the building. Fort Zeelandia and the Court of Policy were declared a national monument in 1999 and are maintained by the National Trust of Guyana,[1] and are on the UNESCO World Heritage Site tentative list.[7]
Current situation
The island is inhabited, and was home to 95 people as of 2021.[8] The economy is mainly based on agriculture and fishing.[3][8] The island has a health centre, but no school. The church on the island has been abandoned.[3]
The ferry from Parika to Bartica makes a stop at Fort Island.[9] In 2021, construction started on a stelling (small harbour) on the island, to improve the access to the island, and encourage tourism.[8]
References
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