Year: | 1609 | |
Short description: | Settlement of Bermuda | |
Medium description: | An expedition, led by Sir George Somers, bound for Virginia, is wrecked on route on what is now the known as the Bermudas. The expedition was part of the comapny incorporated in London in 1606 for the settlement of Virginia and a subsidiary group was soon formed when the Bermudas were discovered to be a profitable place of settlement. | |
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