Today’s article will discuss the history of Andros Island. Andros Island is an archipelago in the Gulf Of Mexico south 318 miles off the coast. The entirety of the archipelago known as Andros Island is approximately 2,300 square miles. Andros island has a long & complicated history due to The Bahamas & The United States Of America. It is currently owned by The Bahamas however it was once independent with its own native people. Andros Island has an incredibly diverse history with a unique & interesting culture. Now let is dive into the recorded history of Andros Island & its history with The Bahamas.
The Discovery, Colonization, & All The Public Domain Recorded History Of Andros Island
Andros Island was first officially discovered in 1500 however some sources state it was discovered in 1550. Something that geographically looked like it was on a 1782 map, it was called “San Andreas” on this map. However we don’t exactly know if this “San Andreas” is the same as Andros Island. It was discovered by an Italian explorer & sailor named Amerigo Vespucci. It was discovered when he was on a 4-month expedition in The Bahamas lasting from 1499-1500. It was then given the name “Espirtu Santo” which means “The Island Of The Holy Spirit”. He mapped the eastern areas of the island. The British formally claimed The Bahamas in 1629 in a peaceful & civil manner. However no recorded settlement took place up until 1640. The earliest permanent settlement was recorded in 1648 on Eleuthera. The British didn’t stay peaceful for the entirety of their ownership, as during the 18th-century slave trade many Africans were transported by the British to different areas of The Bahamas & namely Andros Island to work unpaid. In 1718 the British promptly clamped down upon The Bahamas’ piracy. This was a following event from the American Revolution, as The Crown relocated many American Loyalists to The Bahamas as it was under British Control. The British then enslaved many of the residents & established plantations on land grants. However in 1834 an emancipation was made throughout all British colonies causing all slaves to be freed. A majority of them ended up leaving The Bahamas & Andros Island. Afterwards however the ones that stayed became majority of the island now. Many of their descendants are on Andros Island or live in The Bahamas to this day. Thankfully after being under British rule for 269 years, in 1898 The Bahamas claimed their independence & Andros Island went along with them, as Andros Island is officially owned by The Bahamas. Andros Island had natives who were called the Bowlegs who were originally exiles from Florida. They were mostly African Bahamian. Unfortunately there is almost no record of these Bowleg people.
The Economy & Stock Exchange Of Andros Island
The Entire Archipelago of Andros Island makes 142 million dollars in direct revenue. a large sum of money comes from the nature-based tourism of the island. The economy is rather stable & doesn’t seem to be on a decline however anything can happen as a large sum of the island’s revenue comes from tourism. The median property price as of 2020 is $359,079 USD. The stock exchange of The Bahamas is called The Bahamas Security Exchanges. There are currently 52 listings on this exchange. Their combined market cap as of 2017 is 5.349 billion Bahamian Dollars. It is 1 of 12 main Caribbean stock exchanges. The median income of the island is 44,044 Bahamian Dollars a year. As of 2022 the current exchange rate between USD & BSD is the same, meaning 1 USD is equal to 1 BSD. The median hourly pay is 21.18 Bahamian Dollars. The economy of The Bahamas is rather stable making Andros Island a reliable & beautiful place to buy property. The Bahamas also have high security laws when it comes to investment, property, & open bank accounts of all kinds. This means that most government forces cannot access a bank account that is opened in The Bahamas.
Why Andros Island Is Not As Populous As New Providence Island
New Providence Island is home to Nassau which is the capital of The Bahamas. New Providence Island is also 79.92 square miles. New Providence Island is much more industrialized than Andros Island. Andros Island doesn’t have the best cellular service connection & many organizations are protecting its wildlife as much as possible. As well as most of the island being home to dangerous animals such as salt water & freshwater crocodiles & sea snakes which are deadly. Many real estate companies do not want to disturb the wildlife, or go against those organizations which are put in place to protect the wildlife of the island. For that reason & many other contributing factors andros island is much less populous than New Providence Island. However this is much for the better than for the worst. This also boosts the economy of Andros Island as the beauty of the wildlife attracts many tourists looking for a surreal nature experience that they wouldn’t forget.
How The History Of Andros Island Correlates With The Modern Oceans Surrounding Andros Island
Andros Island has a long & complicated history with The Bahamas, Great Britain, & The United States Of America. Many of which took advantage of Andros Islands oceanic resources as they are in abundance. Throughout history the different civilizations of the island have developed different uses of the oceans. most commonly it was used for commercial fishing & tourism. The history of the island helps us figure out what resources there might be, what industries are most likely to fail, & what the economy might be like. It gives us a predictable path so that we can figure out more strong points of the island’s economy. It helps us figure out statistics of things like possibly salinity levels rise every century. we wouldn’t know this without studying the history of Andros Island & its oceans, as well as figuring out ways that the past civilizations that controlled Andros Island utilized its resources.
All Of The Man-Caused Disasters & Natural Disasters Of The Island.
Unfortunately many tragedies have happened in The Bahamas & on Andros Island. Most likely no more man-caused will disasters take place as the Bahamian goverment takes laws & hazards that jeopardize their citizens very seriously. As well as aviation safety being taken very seriously in modern days & more safety practices being put into place. This is the history of the main man caused disasters & natural disasters of Andros Island & The Bahamas.
Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian took place in 2019 & terrorized the Caribbean, most namely Grand Bahama Island. It was a stage 5 Atlantic hurricane. The effects of Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas were absolutely catastrophic. The Bahamas were affected the worst out of all of the countries that were affected by this. Over 3.4 Billion dollars in damage was caused. There are 74 confirmed deaths & 282 people who are missing due to Hurricane Dorian’s effects but aren’t confirmed to be dead. On September 1st 2019 the hurricane first fell over the island of Grand Bahama. On September 3rd it finally moved away from The Bahamas, leaving destruction & chaos behind. There were 185 mph winds which caused even more damage. thankfully Grand Bahama Island has been mostly restored.
The Great Bahamas Hurricane Of 1929
In 1929 a category 4 tropical cyclone that destroyed the Bahamas for 3 days with no end in sight. It destroyed most of the Bahamas but especially Andros Island & New Providence Island. It was erratic & unpredictable which made it much difficult to locate & prepare for, which worsened it for people in the Bahamas & in South Florida. Moisture from this caused 2 major floods in the Southeastern areas of the United States of America. It engulfed many lakeside cities in its path & has a confirmed death count of 155. However there could be more who died indirectly from the damage. It lasted from September 22nd 1929 To October 4th 1929. As far as we know it caused over 9.31 million dollars in damage to the USA & no one knows exactly how much damage it caused to the Bahamas.
Our Conclusion
Much of Andros Island is undiscovered & there is much of its history that we do not know. This is a diverse & absolutely beautiful place. More research deserves to be conducted & hopefully someday we’ll be able to graph out the bottoms of these oceans. Hopefully we’ll explore the small blue holes in these oceans & possibly one day make a report of all the species in these oceans.
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