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African Diaspora Trail in BermudaLoading...
By: Dimitri Gontcharov, Phoenix Bowers, Tristan Robinson, Daniel Leach and Samuel AlfreyQuick Over View
In this book you will learn about the African Diaspora Trail in Bermuda. You will learn about the amazing and intriguing sites such as Tucker house.
African Diaspora Trail (ADHT)
Map
Here is the map of the African Diaspora trail in Bermuda and the route you can take to reach there.
Tucker's House
Tuckers House is extremely important in many ways.
Tuckers House; like most houses in this tiny archipelago was made of limestone. Tuckers House's antique furniture is made of the native Bermuda Cedar and English Mahogany.
Tuckers House was built in 1752 and in 1755 Sir Henry Tucker and the Tuckers moved into the house. Tuckers House also was involved in a scandal called the Gunpowder Plot. The Gunpowder Plot was a scandal occurred because Henry Tucker wanted to trade salt with the Continental Congress in America, however the Americans wanted to trade gunpowder. The Plot was planned by the Tuckers in Tuckers House. So the Americans came in ships to Bermuda in the night and the Bermudians traded gunpowder.
Tuckers House; like most houses in this tiny archipelago was made of limestone. Tuckers House's antique furniture is made of the native Bermuda Cedar and English Mahogany.
Tuckers House was built in 1752 and in 1755 Sir Henry Tucker and the Tuckers moved into the house. Tuckers House also was involved in a scandal called the Gunpowder Plot. The Gunpowder Plot was a scandal occurred because Henry Tucker wanted to trade salt with the Continental Congress in America, however the Americans wanted to trade gunpowder. The Plot was planned by the Tuckers in Tuckers House. So the Americans came in ships to Bermuda in the night and the Bermudians traded gunpowder.
Joseph Hayne Rainey
Fun Fact: Tuckers House was built on Water street. The street was called 'water street' because the street used to be by the water when all of the buildings weren't built to block the water.
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Mitchell House
At Mitchell House the sattle was used as a bed, couch and storage.
They would eat potatoes and other vegetables.
The furniture is made out of cedar and mahogany.
Mitchel House has a bible from 1644 (375 years old).
They would eat potatoes and other vegetables.
The furniture is made out of cedar and mahogany.
Mitchel House has a bible from 1644 (375 years old).