Town of St. George

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The Town of St. George is a historic settlement in Bermuda recognized as one of the oldest continuously inhabited English towns in the New World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
climate subtropical ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Bermuda ⓘ
economy heritage tourism ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
foundedBy English settlers ⓘ
foundingNation Kingdom of England ⓘ
governedBy Corporation of St. George ⓘ
hasBay St. Catherine’s Beach ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage British colonial architecture ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ
hasFortification Alexandra Battery ⓘ
Fort St. Catherine ⓘ
Gates Fort ⓘ
hasHarbour St. George’s Harbour ⓘ
hasHistoricBuilding St. George’s Town Hall ⓘ
St. Peter’s Church, St. George’s ⓘ
The State House, St. George’s ⓘ
Unfinished Church, St. George’s ⓘ
hasHistoricFunction colonial capital of Bermuda ⓘ
hasHistoricRole early English colonial outpost in the Atlantic ⓘ
hasMayor Mayor of St. George ⓘ
hasTransportFacility St. George’s ferry terminal ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic

St. George’s Parish ⓘ
linked to: St. George's Parish
locatedOn St. George’s Island ⓘ
nearbyAirport L.F. Wade International Airport ⓘ
notableFor historic fortifications ⓘ
role in early English colonization of the Americas ⓘ
well-preserved 17th-century and 18th-century townscape ⓘ
partOf British Overseas Territory of Bermuda ⓘ
politicalStatus part of a British Overseas Territory ⓘ
primaryReligionTradition Christianity ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the oldest continuously inhabited English towns in the New World ⓘ
timeZone Atlantic Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Time Zone
tourismAttractionType World Heritage destination ⓘ
historic town ⓘ
usesCurrency Bermudian dollar ⓘ
United States dollar (widely accepted) ⓘ
worldHeritageCategory cultural site ⓘ
worldHeritageDesignationBy UNESCO ⓘ
worldHeritageRegion Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. George's Parish → contains → Town of St. George ⓘ
Fort St. Catherine → near → Town of St. George ⓘ
Gates Fort → locatedNear → Town of St. George ⓘ
Alexandra Battery → locatedNear → Town of St. George ⓘ
King’s Square → locatedIn → Town of St. George ⓘ
Tucker House Museum → locatedIn → Town of St. George ⓘ
Corporation of St. George’s → jurisdiction → Town of St. George’s ⓘ
linked to: Town of St. George
Corporation of St. George’s → governs → Town of St. George’s ⓘ
linked to: Town of St. George
Saint George Island → hasSettlement → City of Saint George ⓘ
linked to: Town of St. George
St. George’s Island → hosts → Town of St. George ⓘ
St. George’s Island → hasSettlement → Town of St. George ⓘ
Castle Harbour → near → Town of St. George ⓘ
Ordnance Island → partOf → Town of St. George ⓘ