Stabroek, Guyana
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Stabroek was the old name of Georgetown, Guyana, between 1784 and 1812, and was the capital of Demerara. Stabroek is currently a ward in the centre of Georgetown.
History
In 1748, Governor Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande build a guard post at the mouth of the Demerara River. Later English planters started to build houses around the guard post creating a little village.[1] The town was established in 1782 during a brief occupation by the French of the Dutch colony of Demerara. The original name of Longchamps was changed to Stabroek in 1784, after Nicholaas Geelvinck (1732 — 1787), Lord of Stabroek, the then President of the Dutch West India Company.[2]
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The city's name changed again in 1812 when, under British rule, it became Georgetown.Template:Sfn A ward of the city, one fourth of a mile broad and one mile long, retains the name Stabroek.[4]
Brickdam, Stabroek's main street, was paved with bricks and made of burnt earth until 1921 when it was paved over for the arrival of the Prince of Wales.[4] The upper side of Brickdam was once lined with palm trees.[4]
The old name of the city is still reflected in Georgetown's main market, Stabroek Market, which has existed on or near its present location since the 18th century,[5] and the newspaper Stabroek News, established in 1986.[6] The Parliament Building is located in Stabroek on the same spot where the Court of Policy used to be.[4]
Gallery
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Stabroek in 1888
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References
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- ↑ Lloyd Kandasammy, Celebrating Guyana's built heritage: Stabroek Market, a brief history in Stabroek News, April 14, 2005
- ↑ Andrew Graham-Yooll, The newspaper Stabroek News, Round Table, Oct 94 Issue 332, p447
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Bibliography
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