History Fact File for Chacachacare
• It houses a lighthouse over 800 feet above the Gulf of Paria
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•In the 18th and early 19th century: It supported four whaling stations
•1842: The Catholic Church was gifted 80 acres of land in Chacachacare
•1845: The first leprosy patients were cared for by the nuns.
•1938: A German Nazi training ship was seen in Chacachacare causing panic when the swastika was revealed.
•1984: The last leprosy patient left Chacachacare.
Photography by - Shelly-Ann Inniss