Nicholls Town
Town
Nicholls Town is located in Bahamas
Nicholls Town
Nicholls Town
Coordinates: 25°08′29″N 78°00′21″W / 25.14139°N 78.00583°W / 25.14139; -78.00583
Country Bahamas
IslandAndros
DistrictNorth Andros
Population
 (2010)
  Total645
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Area code242

Nicholls Town is a town located in North Andros, part of Andros island in the Bahamas. The town features a sweeping beachfront.

It is named for Edward Nicolls, an Anglo-Irish military leader in the Caribbean in the early 19th century. He was an active abolitionist and because of him many former slaves were able to escape from the U.S. The founders of Nicholls Town were ex-slave refugees from the United States.[1]:129

The Andros Island Beach Resort is located in Nicolls Town. The town is the centre for diving and snorkelling in North Andros.[2]

It has a population of 645 (2010 Census).[3] The village is served by San Andros Airport.

See also

References

  1. Millett, Nathaniel (2013). The Maroons of Prospect Bluff and Their Quest for Freedom in the Atlantic World. University Press of Florida. ISBN 9780813044545.
  2. Dold, Gaylord; Folster, Natalie; Vaitilingam, Adam (2003). The Rough Guide to the Bahamas (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 174. ISBN 9781858288284. OCLC 634341896.
  3. NORTH ANDROS POPULATION BY SETTLEMENT AND TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED DWELLINGS: 2010 CENSUS - Bahamas Department of Statistics
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