Grenada ’ s Capital , St . George ’ s researched and submitted by Neil Niles , Vice President of the Grenadian Cultural Association of British Columbia
St . George ’ s , the capital of Grenada , has one of the most beautiful harbours in the Caribbean . It is a perfect horseshoe shape which makes it undoubtedly a most picturesque sight .
Grenada ’ s oldest fort , Fort George , is the centerpiece of the St . George ’ s skyline together with the Butler House ruins overlooking Port Louis and Mount Pandy Beach .
St . George ’ s was established in 1650 by the French after “ La Grenade ” ( Grenada ) was purchased by Jacques Dyel Du Parquet , the governor of Martinique . A wooden fortification was constructed by French colonist overlooking St . George ’ s harbor which was named Fort Royal but when the island was ceded to great Britain by the treaty of Paris in 1763 , Fort Royal was renamed Fort George , after King George III .
The city of St . George ’ s was burnt to the ground a few times in its history . The first was in 1609 when it was set ablaze by the native Amerindians . In 1771 and 1775 during slave uprisings it was subjected to the same fate . Again , in 1954 , the “ Williamson Fire ”, attempted to turn St . George ’ s to ashes but fortunately that fire was extinguished before any extensive damage was sustained .
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