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Cockburn Town
The salt rakers' capital on Grand Turk.
- Population
- About 3,700 (recent)
- Founded
- 1681
- Capital since
- 1766
Then
- 1681
Salt collectors found the islands' first permanent settlement.
- 1766
Cockburn Town becomes the seat of government.
- 1830s
The prison on Pond Street is built. It closes in 1994.
Now
Bermudian-style houses line Duke and Front streets. The tide station is at Hawks Nest Anchorage.