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	Turks and Caicos - Grand Turk
		Cockburn Town is the administrative capital and the historic and cultural center of the islands.
		The town itself is well suited for a walking tour.
		Duke and Font Streets are lined with historic 18th and 19th century landmarks that reflect the Bermudan style architecture of the salt era.
	www.geographia.com /turks-caicos/general/interest/grandturk.htm (527 words)

	Cockburn Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cockburn Town is the capital city of the Turks and Caicos Islands, located on the largest island in the Turks Islands (not the Caicos) archipelago, Grand Turk Island.
		The seat of government ever since 1766, Cockburn Town was the first permanent settlement on any of the islands, founded in 1681 by salt collectors who arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
		The closest anchorage to Cockburn Town is Hawk's Nest Anchorage, which, though sheltered, should only be entered in good light due to reefs near the entrance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cockburn_Town (175 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Grand Turk at Epinions.com
		Most of the tourists in Cockburn Town, cruise ship passengers aside, are there for the diving.
		There are several small dive shop operators in and around the Cockburn town who can assist in arranging a dive here or something more sedate such as a snorkelling expedition to play with the stingrays.
		Not to be missed while wandering around in Cockburn Town are the tiny 200-year-old St. Mary’s Anglican Church made of white washed limestone On Front Street.
	www.epinions.com /content_93117451908 (1089 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Gazetteer (Coc) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It was first settled by the British in 1634, the town was captured by the Dutch in 1663 and taken from the Dutch in 1795 before being ceded to England in 1814.
		Cokburn Harbour is the principal town on South Caicos island.
		Cockermouth is a town in Cumbria, England at the mouth of the Cocker river.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /G70A.HTM (562 words)

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		In the New England states the town is the basic unit of local government.
		The New England town government's unique feature is the town meeting, much praised as a nearly pure form of democracy.
		Cockburn, Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, Sir Alexander James Edmund, 1802-80, British jurist.
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	Cockburn Town -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The seat of government ever since 1766, Cockburn Town was the first permanent settlement on any of the islands, founded in 1681 by (A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)) salt collectors who arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
		The oldest known (An accident that destroys a ship at sea) shipwreck in the (The hemisphere that includes North and South America) Western Hemisphere, the Molasses Reef Wreck, dated 1505, is exhibited in the Turks & Caicos National Museum, Grand Turk.
		The closest (Place for vessels to anchor) anchorage to Cockburn Town is Hawk's Nest Anchorage, which, though sheltered, should only be entered in good light due to (A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water) reefs near the entrance.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/cockburn_town.htm (208 words)

	Cockburn Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The seat of government ever since 1766, Cockburn Town was the first permanent settlementon any of the islands, founded in 1681 by salt collectors who arrived in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
		The oldest known shipwreck in the Western Hemisphere, the Molasses Reef Wreck, dated 1505, lies inthe vicinity of Cockburn Town.
		The closest anchorage to Cockburn Town is Hawk's Nest Anchorage, which, thoughsheltered, should only be entered in good light due to reefs near the entrance.
	www.therfcc.org /cockburn-town-149047.html (144 words)

	Claud Cockburn
		Cockburn was a strong opponent of appeasement and during the Second World War the government banned
		In 1947 Cockburn moved to Ireland but continued to contribute to various newspapers and journals.
		Thousands of loudspeakers, set up in every public place in the towns and villages of Republican Spain, in the trenches all along the battlefront of the Republic, brought the message of the Communist Party at this fateful hour, straight to the soldiers and the struggling people of this hard-pressed hard-fighting Republic.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /SPcockburn.htm (2505 words)

	Travelocity Guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cockburn Town, the sole settlement on Grand Turk, has been the administrative and political capital of the archipelago for more than 400 years.
		Cockburn Harbour, the only town, is a rough-edged place with a somewhat sullen population and a rakishly appealing down-in-the-dumps shantytown feel.
		The most noteworthy attraction in town is the splendidly preserved White House, a stately salt-merchant's manor built in 1835 with ballast stone.
	www.travelocity.de /TEU_destPrint/0,4191,TCYUK\|389,00.html; (3861 words)

	Turks & Caicos Islands - Country Profile
		Cockburn Town, the sole settlement on Grand Turk, has been the administrative and political capital of the archipelago for more than 400 years.
		The most noteworthy attraction in town is the splendidly preserved White House, a stately salt-merchant's manor built in 1835 with ballast stone.
		Cockburn Harbour, the only town, is a rough-edged place with a somewhat sullen population and a rakishly appealing down-in-the-dumps shantytown feel.
	www.cdera.org /members_tc.php (1446 words)

	City Planning - Public Notices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The City of Cockburn is seeking comments in respect of a proposed Town Planning Scheme Amendment for Reserve 39181 Bartram Road, Success.
		The City of Cockburn is seeking comments in respect of a proposed structure plan for the development of Lots 121, 122 & 801 Wattleup Road, Wattleup.
		The City of Cockburn is seeking comments in respect of a proposed structure plan for the development of Lots 9026 and 9027 Cnr Lyon Road, Lyon and Gibbs Roads, Atwell.
	www.cockburn.wa.gov.au /Council_Services/City_Development/Public_Notices (2224 words)

	Noonsite: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		If the anchorage off Cockburn Town is untenable, sail two miles south and anchor off the commercial dock at the southern extremity of the island.
		Cockburn Town (not to be confused with Cockburn Harbour on South Caicos) is the principal settlement on Grand Turk and is the Capital of the Turks and Caicos.
		Hawk's Nest anchorage, south of Cockburn Town, provides good shelter but can only be accessed in good light as the entrance is encumbered with reefs.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/TurksCaicos/Grand%20Turk%20(Cockburn%20Town) (297 words)

	Cockburn sails to easy victory
		In fact, it was a crossroads for this fast-growing community in one of the state's fastest growing counties.
		Voters had a choice: re-elect Cockburn, the town's first Democratic supervisor in decades and its first female supervisor in history; or reinstate Republican and former Supervisor Al Valk, a Town Hall tradition.
		The voters appeared to split on the Town Board vote, picking Democrat Carlos Medina and Republican Mervin Livsey, who was ahead by less than 20 votes in unofficial totals posted last night.
	www.recordonline.com /archive/2005/11/09/towns09.htm (558 words)

	guidething: Cockburn Town travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cockburn Town is the administrative capital and the historic and cultural center of the islands.
		The town itself is well suited for a walking tour.
		Duke and Font Streets are lined with historic 18th and 19th century landmarks that reflect the Bermudan style architecture of the salt era.
	www.guidething.com /centralamericathecaribbean/turksandcaicosislands/grandturk/cockburntown (160 words)

	WHAT'S IN A NAME? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cockburn Town, Cockburn Harbour, and Balfour Town were all named after governors of the Bahamas.
		When the town folk went to collect their water every day, they would exchange the latest scandal and gossip.
		Also, when it was rough at the town jetties, salt would be loaded from a salt depot which used to exist at this southern end of town.
	www.timespub.tc /Astrolabe/Archive/Summer2003/name.htm (2415 words)

	SAVORING THE QUIRKY, SENSUAL TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
		Cockburn Town on Grand Turk is the islands' capital, a charming outpost of the British Empire where hefty cannons still point to sea in front of wooden-shuttered government buildings.
		It was with relief and disbelief that I walked along narrow Front Street, the town's main road along the beach, and discovered that little had changed in the intervening years.
		One happy new addition to the town since my last visit was the conversion of the old Guinep House - built by a Bermudan family in the 1860s out of salvaged beams from a local shipwreck - into the Turks and Caicos National Museum.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/02/14/TRAVEL12986.dtl&type=printable (2331 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Places of the World (Cn-Co)
		Congleton is a town in east Cheshire on the south west margin of the Pennines in England.
		It is one of the oldest towns in Europe and is noteworthy for its ancient Etruscan walls which surround it and for its mediaeval castle and a number of old churches.
		Cothen is a town in Anhalt, northern Germany on the River Ziethe, 48 km south of Magdeburg.
	fas.org /news/reference/probert/G7.HTM (10193 words)

	Cheap Hotels in Cockburn Town book Cockburn Town Hotels
		We currently have 1 hotels in Cockburn Town.
		Our secure online hotel reservations system is quick and easy to use, whether you are looking for cheap hotels in Cockburn Town, luxury hotels or a discount family hotel room kasbah.com has got it covered - with low prices all year round.
		Kasbah provides low cost accommodation deals in and around Turks And Caicos Islands and charming cites of Cockburn Town, North Caicos and Pine Cay to other great destinations including Providenciales, Kasbah will strives to meet all your needs.
	www.kasbah.com /resort_hotels/cockburn_town_turks_and_caicos_islands.htm (429 words)

	The Government of the Bahamas - Deputy Prime Minister Pratt visit Cockburn Town, San Salvador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		COCKBURN TOWN, San Salvador, The Bahamas – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security the Hon.
		Cynthia Pratt (left) playing dominoes with a trio of residents in Cockburn Town, San Salvador, during her visit to the island on May 20.
		Minister Pratt also toured the old school building in Cockburn Town, San Salvador, which is being refurbished for service as a police station.
	www.bahamas.gov.bs /bahamasweb2/home.nsf/vPrint/DDE6108333014E0106256F020062F95A (239 words)

	Cockburn Town, Turks Cacios Isls Cheap Hotels Motels - hotel and motel rooms and reservations available in Cockburn ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cockburn Town, Turks Cacios Isls is a great place to stay in a hotel or rent a car.
		Click on a hotel or motel name from the list of hotels and motels available in Cockburn Town, Turks Cacios Isls to find hotel and motel reservations that are available at this location.
		The unabashed resort town of CORPUS CHRISTI is reached along the coast on Hwy-35 from Houston or Galveston, or on I-37 from San Antonio.
	www.eztrip.com /COCKBURN-TOWN_TC_INTL.html (396 words)

	Turks and Caicos Islands Map and Information
		There are nice beaches on Grand Turk at Cockburn Town, Waterloo and White Sands Beach.
		The waterfront on Grand Turk has the best sights in Cockburn Town, including historic Turks and Caicos Islands government buildings surrounding a small plaza where a Columbus Monument claims cheekily that the explorer landed here in 1492.
		Much of the island is within the Admiral Cockburn Land and Sea Park, north and east of Cockburn Harbour.
	tcimall.tc /turks (1273 words)

	Cockburn Island - Ghost Town
		Located just short of two miles off the western tip of Manitoulin Island, it was first settled around 1880 as a fishing harbor.
		In time, Cockburn Island grew to include several operating farms, a sawmill village on the southern tip of the island called Ricketts Harbor.
		For close to eighty years, the population numbered about three hundred residents all of whom had fierce pride in and allegiance to their island community.
	www.ghosttowns.com /canada/ontario/cockburnisland.html (148 words)

	San Salvador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		San Salvador has a rich history: the depopulation of its indigenous population by the Spaniards; the use of its inlets by pirates and buccaneers; the coming of the Loyalists and their slaves; the coming of the Americans during the Second World War and its aftermath; and, more recently, the advent of the tourist industry.
		The San Salvador Museum located in the capital of Cockburn Town, in the ancient 19th century jailhouse and Commissioner’s Office, includes artifacts and replicas highlighting Columbus, the Lucayans, the plantation period and 19th century life on San Salvador.
		On the outskirts of Cockburn Town is the Heloise Monument, placed there by the yawl Heloise while on an around-the-world cruise in 1951 and is one of four monuments honouring the landfall of Columbus.
	www.bahamas.gov.bs /bahamasweb/aboutbahamas.nsf/43e5042e3d90bf6406256a700079067d/993c4bf9daafeca306256a88004db7cf?OpenDocument (303 words)

	Cockburn Town Hotels - book discount hotels in TC. We have the lowest rates guaranteed for your hotel reservation. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Cockburn Town Hotels - book discount hotels in TC.
		Cockburn Town maps, descriptions, photos and real-time hotel reservations.
		We have the lowest rates guaranteed for your hotel reservation in Cockburn Town.
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	Cockburn Town - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Cockburn Town - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Cockburn Town contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Cockburn_Town (203 words)

	CNN - TravelGuide: Pursuits - Conch eaters satisfy cravings in the Turks and Caicos - February 4, 2000
		Also known as "Peanuts," Butterfield is a gregarious woman who emerged that day from her little blue shack on the waterfront of Cockburn Town with a steaming plateful of deliciously browned, deep-fried conch fritters she called Hot Rhythm Pills.
		There was not a whiff of gentrification among the peeling exteriors of the town's faded clapboard buildings.
		One happy new addition to the town since my last visit was the conversion of the old Guinep House into the Turks and Caicos National Museum.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/TRAVEL/PURSUITS/FOOD/02/conch.lat (2226 words)

	San Salvador Island, Bahamas, facts, history and information
		The ocean was 10-15 feet higher 1,000's of years ago and has left ancient coral reef and shells which can be easily be found in many sites as well as near the government dock in Cockburn Town.
		This is a typical settlement, and it is believed it was named after Sir Francis Cockburn, Governor of The Bahamas in approximately 1840.
		Most of the island business is carried on in Cockburn Town and the government dock is where the mail boat usually docks bringing provisions to the island.
	islands.thebahamian.com /sansalvador.html (1117 words)

	Quick Response Report #124 - Field Evaluation of Hurricane Damage to the Water Resources, Tourism Infrastructure, and ...
		In particular, a Club Med Resort was built in 1992 north of the island's major settlement, Cockburn Town.
		In particular, the town square, which houses a small straw market, was covered by debris, and waves created significant structural damage to square buildings and structures.
		"Hydrogeology of the Cockburn Town Aquifer, San Salvador Island, Bahamas, and the Change in Water Quality Resulting from the Development of a Resort Community." In Carew, J.L., ed., Proceedings of the 8th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and Other Carbonate Regions, May 30-June 3, 1996, pp.
	www.colorado.edu /IBS/hazards/research/qr/qr124/qr124.html (3892 words)

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