The island is the site of the first settlement in Bermuda, when Carter, Chard, and Waters built cabins here in 1610, and remained behind after other survivors of the 1609 wreck of Sea Venture sailed for Jamestown, Virginia. Sea Venture's wreck is widely thought to have been the inspiration for William Shakespeare's 1611 play The Tempest.
The first planned colonists arrived two years later, on 11 July 1612.
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smith, island, bermuda, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, whe. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Smith s Island Bermuda news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Smith s Island is part of the chain which makes up Bermuda It is located in St George s Parish in the northeast of the territory Smith s IslandSmith s IslandLocation of Smith s Island in BermudaGeographyCoordinates32 22 17 N 64 39 53 W 32 3715 N 64 6646 W 32 3715 64 6646Area24 5 ha 61 acres AdministrationBermudaParishSt George s ParishThe 61 acre 24 5 hectare island is located close to the northern entrance to St George s Harbour east of the town of St George s to the south of the slightly smaller Paget Island and close to the coast of the much larger St David s Island The island is the site of the first settlement in Bermuda when Carter Chard and Waters built cabins here in 1610 and remained behind after other survivors of the 1609 wreck of Sea Venture sailed for Jamestown Virginia Sea Venture s wreck is widely thought to have been the inspiration for William Shakespeare s 1611 play The Tempest The first planned colonists arrived two years later on 11 July 1612 This Bermuda location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smith 27s Island Bermuda amp oldid 1189801981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
