Built in 1787, it is the oldest and only surviving plantation house on Anguilla: one of the few plantation houses in the Caribbean where the entire complex of buildings have survived virtually intact.
Before the Europeans came to this island, the Arawak Indians had called it Malliouhana (arrowshaped).They had dwelled on Anguilla since AD 600.
An excerpt from a book about the 1967 rebellion in favor of colonial status, and the subsequent invasion two years later by the misunderstanding British to quell the disorder.
A historical survey provided by the Anguilla Tourist Board.
A survey of Anguilla's prehistory.
A profile of this country by the United States Central Intelligence Agency.
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Caribbean /
Anguilla
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