Bridgetown, "the Town of Saint Michael" in Barbados.

With the name of "The Town of Saint Michael” the city of Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. The Bridgetown port is lies on the Southwestern cost of the island and "The Grantley Adams International Airport" located from the 16 km from Bridgetown center. In 1628 the city was located by English settlers and from them Bridgetown in West Indies is a tourist site, the city acts as an important financial, informatics, convention centre and On 25 June 2011, Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison were added as a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.

The Indian Bridge which was constructed by Tainos when the British landed there for this the Bridgetown was build up and then Tainos was driven from Bridgetown to Sant Lucia there The Kalinagos built another bridge in 1654 then the area was known as The Town of Saint Michael and later as Bridgetown and the final name stuck. Bridgetown is the only city outside continental North America that George Washington visited in 2011 and many historic buildings in Bridgetown were made a protected area of UNESCO. Like other island in Bridgetown to prevent from fire in 4 April 1660 with an act a boundaries was build around on it. In December 1925 a committee sought to petition the King for a Royal Charter of Incorporation to devise local government in the city. The plan stated the desire for Bridgetown to be run by a Mayor, 8 Aldermen, 12 Common councillors, a Town Clerk, a Head-borough or Chef Constable, and such other officers as would be deemed necessary.

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