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PIGEON ISLAND
WASN’T ALWAYS
SO SERENE AND
GREEN
Surrounded by the Caribbean
Sea and Atlantic Ocean, the 44
acre Pigeon Island is teeming in
beauty and steeped in history.
In the 17th and 19th century,
Pigeon island was a key battle
ground.
French Pirate Francois Le Clerc
known as Jambe de Bois
(wooden leg) and his 330 men
crew were the first Europeans
to settle there.
In the 18th century, British
Admiral George Rodney took
over Pigeon island. He once
ordered all trees on Pigeon
Island cut down to spy on the
French in Martinique.
Using local stones he built Fort
Rodney atop the hill at Pigeon
Island to protect him and his
army from enemy and to spot
approaching ships early, using
massive cannons.
Photos: Everything Saint Lucian (like their Facebook Page)