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| At the
north-eastern point of Antigua there is a
remote wild area known as Indian Town
Point. Why it was named thus, is unknown
as to date no Indian archaeological
remains have been found on this
peninsula. The area was legally
constituted a National Park in the
1950's. |
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Within the park
there is a remarkable example of sea-water
erosion. Geological, Devil's Bridge is a natural
arch carved by the sea from soft and hard
limestone ledges of the Antigua formation, a
geological division of the flat north-eastern
part of Antigua. A bridge was created when a soft
part of the limestone eroded away by action of
Atlantic breakers over countless centuries. |
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| Sammy Smith, a
104 year old Antiguan patriot had the answer.
Here is a quote from his memoirs "To shoot
Hard Labour". "On the east coast of the
island is the famous Devil's Bridge. Devil's
Bridge was call so because a lot of slaves from
the neighboring estates use to go there and throw
themselves overboard. That was an area of mass
suicide, so people use to say the Devil have to
be there. The waters around Devil's Bridge is
always rough and anyone fall over the bridge
never come out alive".
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