Everything about Road Town totally explained
Road Town, located on
Tortola island, is the
capital of the
British Virgin Islands. It is situated on the horseshoe-shaped
Road Harbour in the centre of the island's south coast. The town's population is about 9,400 (as of 2004).
The name is derived from the nautical term "
the roads", a place less sheltered than a harbour but which ships can easily get to. A area called Wickhams Cay was reclaimed from the sea and is the centre of tourism. The oldest building in Road Town, the old HM Prison on Main Street, dates from the 1840s.
The town is one of the principal centres for
bareboating (self-hire
yacht chartering) in the
Caribbean. Road Town is the headquarters of Tortola Marine Management, located in the Road Reef Marina, and The Moorings, which are two of the main charter boat companies operating out of Road Town/Road Harbor.
Geographical limits
There is some ambiguity as to the precise geographical extent of Road Town. Approaching the town from the west, a sign at the bottom of Slaney Hill greets visitors to Road Town. But traditionalists assert that the town itself only starts from Road Reef and
Fort Burt, and that Prospect Reef Hotel (which covers almost all the land in between) isn't technically in Road Town.
Approaching Road Town from the east, there's similar ambiguity if Road Town begins at the Port Purcell roundabout below
Fort George, or whether it also includes Baughers' Bay.
Fort Burt and Fort George were the historical markers of the western and eastern limits of the town which benefitted from the protection of the Crown.
Images
Image:Main Street, Road Town, Tortola.jpg|Main Street
Image:Harney Westwood & Riegels.jpg|Harney Westwood & Riegels
Image:Old HM Prison, Road Town.jpg|The old HM Prison
Image:Old LegCo Building, Road Town.jpg|LegCo Building
Image:Old Post Office, Main Street, Road Town.jpg|The old Post Office
Image:Conyers Dill & Pearman BVI.jpg|Conyers Dill & Pearman and Colombian Emeralds
Image:BMobile BVI headquarters.jpg|bmobile's headquarters in the BVI
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