Bahamas · Bahamas
Cat Island
Father Jerome's hermitage on the Bahamas' highest hill.
- Population
- 1,602 (2022)
- Mount Alvernia
- 63 m
Then
- 20th century
Brother Jerome builds the Hermitage on Mount Alvernia and a church at Old Bight.
- Childhood
Sidney Poitier grows up at Arthur's Town.
Now
Rake and scrape music is still at the heart of island festivals. The tide station is at The Bight.