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Clare Valley, Saint Andrew, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Lesser Antilles in the West Indies)
 

Fort Charlotte

 
 
Fort Charlotte Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 21, 2015
1. Fort Charlotte Marker
Inscription. This is a memorial to commemorate the soldiers who served and died at the Fort during the attempt by the British to gain control of the island.

Fort Charlotte was the most important military site on the island.

Built by the British as the chief defence against the indigenous people and their allies.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.
 
Location. 13° 9.592′ N, 61° 14.365′ W. Marker is in Clare Valley, Saint Andrew. Memorial is on Edinborough Rd. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. King Jugbo-Jugbo Fem (about 240 meters away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Fort Charlotte (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Kingston Methodist Church (approx. 1.3 kilometers away in Saint George); Saint Vincent World War I Monument (approx. 1.6 kilometers away in Saint George); Kingstown Old Public Library (approx. 1.9 kilometers away in Saint George); Byera Tunnel (approx. 17 kilometers away in Charlotte).
 
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Wide view of Fort Charlotte Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 21, 2015
2. Wide view of Fort Charlotte Marker
The memorial is a small concrete post surrounded by five graves.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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