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In the 1780s and 1790s, after the American War of Independence, fleeing Loyalists were granted land in the Caicos Islands. The plantations were mainly for cotton, with some sugar production recorded from North Caicos.

The Great House at Wade's Green Plantation, North Caicos. The site is managed by the Turks and Caicos National Trust.


© Dr Mike Pienkowski
(Features of Other Interest, including Cultural, 6 of 8 - Slide ref. 373)