Cherokee Sound

Cherokee Sound is a small village in the Abaco Islands of The Bahamas.[1] It is one of the oldest settlements in the country.

History

In the 1790s, a group of Loyalists from the Carolinas arrived on the islands via Florida, and founded Cherokee Sound.[2]

Politics

Cherokee Sound is part of the Central and South Abaco constituency for elections to the Parliament of the Bahamas.

References

  1. ^ "Cherokee Sound | The Bahamas". bahamasgeotourism.com. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  2. ^ "Abaco Island, The Bahamas". North Carolina Language and Life Project. North Carolina State University. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

26°16′57″N 77°03′13″W / 26.28250°N 77.05361°W / 26.28250; -77.05361