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Several of the islands strung across the South entrance of Castle Harbour Bermuda were fortified in the early days of the territory hence the harbour’s name. When official settlement of the archipelago by England began in 1612 (unofficial settlement having begun with the 1609 wrecking of the Sea Venture) the first permanent town St. George’s (then called New London) was placed on the North side of St. George’s Harbour. St.
