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Queen's
Park
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was the residence of the General commanding the British Troops in the WestIndies.
Prior to the succession of Queen Victoria it was known as “King’s
House”. On the withdrawal of the British Regiment from this island during
the early years of this century, it was taken over by Government and the control
was vested in the then Vestry of St. Michael, and turned into a park. It was
opened on the 10th June 1909. It now falls under the National Conservation
Commission. In the grounds of the Park there is one of the largest trees,
if not the largest in Barbados. This is a “Baobab” and is 611/2
feet - approximately 18m. - in circumference, and is estimated to be over
one thousand years old. The “Baobab” is a native tree of Africa;
no one knows how it ever got to Barbados.
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| Places of Interest - Queen's Park |
