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“...behind the
Colonial House, called Mount Fitzwilliam, after Richard
Fitzwilliam, Governor in 1733-1738, is reached by
George Street, which runs at right angles to Bay Street
at the east end of the Hotel Colonial. En route to it,
Christ Church Cathedral, on the left-hand side of George
Street, may be visited. The Cathedral occupies the site
of an older church, and was opened for divine service on
April 19th, 1840, the foundation-stone having been laid
by Sir Francis Cockbum, the then Governor of the Baha-
mas in 1837. It is a plain building of stone. The See of
Nassau was fanned in 1861. Governor John Tinker
(1738-1759), Lieut.-Govemor James E. Powell (1784-
1786) and Sir Henry Marr. of the 47th Regiment, were
buried in the cathedral. Government House was erected
by Governor Halkett in 1801. The statue of Columbus
standing half-way up a broad staircase in the gardens,
which cover about eighteen acres, was modelled with
the assistance of Washington Irving, and was presented
to the colony by General...”
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