what's up guys another day and another 40 today we will be exploring Fort
Charles in the small island of Port Royale in Jamaica you might have heard
the poultry out from these the spirits of the Caribbean franchise swashbuckling
pirates
sincerely adjacent soldiers that was the typical depression
well a means of all those scenes today portrayal is a quiet small town through
the centuries there are a couple of words and one of those is Port Charles
which survived the ravages of earthquakes it is well preserved I walk
to the pay boat and pay $5 to get in and explore the site as the history goes the
first sport to be erected in Port Royale was it was built in the late sixteen
fifty to sixty immediately following the British take over it is the oldest port
on the island from the British colonial period in one of the oldest in the new
world it was the only one of Port Royal sports to survive the 1692 earthquake
damage it was reconstructed in 1699 by Cornell Christian Lillie shift engineer
of Jamaica originally it was named for Cromwell after Lord Protector of England
Oliver Cromwell who was responsible for designing the strategic takeover of the
island the fort was renamed in 1662 when the monarchy was reinstated in england
with charles ii as King as I walk around I saw teachers and students having their
field trip in the port it's nice to educate youngsters about the past
continuing on the fort underwent several changes between 1656 to 1670 in 1667 the
fort had 36 guns and by 1765 it had 104 guns in a garrison with 500 men the 4th
also sank a metre during the earthquake of 1692
there are several buildings to visit in the port one of them is for child smart
time you see you it exhibits this place of man's relationship to the sea from
the time of the arrow box and traces the development of Jamaican maritime history
also included is the history of portrayal and its infamous inhabitants
outside there is a small building which now serve as a cafe or bar then walking
around the walls and into the back there are several other buildings damaged by
the earthquake one of those is the giddy house it's its hub submerged at an
awkward angle in the earth it was built in 1888 as an artillery store by the
British Navy but the earthquake of 1907 left the building skill
right beside the giddy house is the Victoria and Albert battery this
structure is also partly submerged due to the earthquakes in the area one of
the most famous people who live in the fort is Admiral Horatio Nelson consider
as paterns all-time greatest naval hero for his victorious role in the Battle of
Trafalgar he spent 30 months in Jamaica much of it at Fort Charles Nelson was
given charge of the fort while the island was caught in fear of a French
invasion he spent the dense period facing and
nervously scanning the horizon from what is now referred to as Nelson's quarter
deck on the inside wall of the fort there is a plaque commanding those who
tread Nelson's footprints to remember his glory hey guys I hope you enjoy our
tour of Fort Charles and don't forget to hit like and subscribe till next time
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