Hamilton
Somers Gardens
Gothic tale of the first settlement
York Street
St. George's, HMBX GE 05
This park is dedicated to Admiral Sir George Somers, a British privateer whose ship was shipwrecked on a Bermuda reef in 1609. As a result, Bermuda's first settlement was established. According to the tale, when the Admiral died in 1610, his nephew, Matthew Somers cut out his heart and entrails, buried them in Bermuda and shipped his body back to England. In 1920, this burial site became a public park.
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