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Nelson's Dockyard
Cultural heritage site and marina on Antigua in Antigua and Barbuda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nelson's Dockyard is a cultural heritage site and marina in English Harbour, located in Saint Paul Parish on the Caribbean island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda. It is the only continuously working Georgian Era dockyard in the world.[1] It was built in the early 18th century and abandoned by the British Navy in 1889.[2][3] The dockyard is named after Admiral Horatio Nelson, who lived in the Royal Navy Dockyard from 1784 through 1787.[1][4]
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Today, it is part of Nelson's Dockyard National Park and the Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5][1][6] It is also home to some of Antigua's sailing and yachting events such as Antigua Sailing Week, the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, and the Antigua Charter Yacht Meeting,[7][8] as well as the North American Optimist Championships.[9]