Hope Town, Colonial settlement on Elbow Cay, The Bahamas.
The narrow streets of Hope Town contain wooden houses painted in soft colors, creating a traditional Loyalist architectural pattern throughout the community.
Founded in 1785 by Wyannie Malone, a South Carolina widow who arrived with four children after the American Revolution to establish a new life.
The Wyannie Malone Museum preserves the settlement's heritage through collections of artifacts, photographs, and documents from the earliest colonial period.
Transportation within the town center limits vehicles to bicycles and walking, while golf carts operate in the outer areas of the settlement.
The Elbow Reef Lighthouse, constructed in 1862, remains one of the last manually operated kerosene-fueled beacons in the world.
Location: The Bahamas
Inception: 1864
GPS coordinates: 26.53982,-76.96206
Latest update: March 4, 2025 07:59
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