Harbour Island, or 'Briland, as it is known by residents, is situated one mile off the northern coast of Eleuthera (just five minutes away by water taxi) and is just three miles long and a half mile wide. The island's first major settlement of Dunmore Town, originally the capital of The Islands of the Bahamas, was named after the 18th century royal governor of the islands, Lord Dunmore. Harbour Island was actually founded before the United States was even a nation!
At one time Harbour Island was second only to Nassau in terms of prosperity. In the late 1800's Dunmore Town was a noted shipyard and sugar refinement centre, both of which lent itself to a profitable secondary industry - rum. Hotels in Harbour Island |
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