Queen's Staircase Nassau

Top of Elizabeth Avenue, off Shirley Street, Nassau , New Providence Island, Bahamas

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    Our Last Island Stop - Nassau

    ... ;We got off the boat and went exploring around the Old Town which included Forts Fincastle and Charlotte with their pirate lore, the Queen's staircase; 65 steps cut out of natural limestone by slaves in the late 18th century, the government buildings of ...

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    A beautiful day

    ... of the really old buildings are in pretty bad hape, but some are still pretty. We walked around town and walked to the Queen's staircase. It was carved straight out of the limestone. After walking there, we shopped a little and then headed back to ...

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    Bahamas

    ... weren't back from the airline. We were accosted by a fake tourguide trying to extort money from us. He told us the history of the Queen's Staircase and then begged for money. We said no. In the fort at the top of the hill, was a dark room we were ...

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    Welcome to the Bahamas!

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    ... Our timing could not have been any better.  A man came up to us and told us all about the Queen's Staircase and a little bit of history about Nassau. "...carved out of solid limestones by slaves in the late 18th century, between 1793 and 1794. It is ...

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    NASA to Nassau

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    ... Library, which used to be the Nassau Jail. The small prison cells are now lined with books. We walked on to the Queen's Staircase. This stairway was built in 1793 by slaves who cut the 66 steps out of sandstone cliffs using only chisels and ...