Real Estate Blog - Blog Archive: October, 2015

Old Fort Bay is an exclusive beachfront community on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. The community surrounds the Old Fort Bay Club, which has a rich history dating back to the 1700s. Learn about the club's history over the centuries, and discover what makes this spectacular communtiy so special below!

Old Fort Beach

The History of Old Fort Bay Club


Old Fort Bay Club initially began as a fort constructed by the British to keep order in the area. In the 1700s, the Crown concerned itself with protecting the Bahamas from pirates and privateers, and so the fort was developed.

During the 1800s the fort was used as a plantantion house for all the sisal growing in the area, and in the 1920s the building fell into the hands of James Cox Brady, who won…

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