Bahamas · Bahamas
Mayaguana
A remote island once used to track Mercury and Apollo.
- Population
- 208 (2022)
- Resettled
- 1812
Then
- Early 1500s
The Lucayans are carried off to Hispaniola, leaving the island empty.
- 1812
Settlers arrive from the Turks and Caicos.
- 1960s
A US tracking station follows rockets from Cape Canaveral.
Now
Abraham's Bay is the largest settlement, with 143 people.