In the mid-1600’s, Eleuthera, from the Greek word for freedom, established its niche in democracy’s hall of fame as the site of the first republic in the New World. A slender, banana-shaped island over 100 miles long, it is probably the ranking resort center of the Out Islands with its many luxurious hotels and distinguished clubs. The most fertile of the Islands, Eleuthera is famous for dairy products and the sweetest pineapples in the world. At Rock Sound, the U.S. Government has a 15,000-acre agricultural development that includes a self-contained community. In the early days, Rock Sound was famous foe the wreckers who lured ships ashore with false lights, thus gaining the nickname of “Wreck Sound.”
Locations
- Cotton Bay
- Current Settlement
- Deep Creek
- Governor’s Harbour
- Harbour Island
- Hatchet Bay
- Powell Point
- Rock Sound
- Savannah Sound
- Spanish Wells
- Tarpum Bay
- Wemyss Bight
- Winding Bay
Commerce & Industry
Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation
- Arnold Palmer’s Island Inn
- Buccaneer Club
- Cape Eleuthera Resort and Yacht Club
- Coral Sands and Pink Elephant Hotel
- Cotton Bay Club
- Cotton Bay – A Beach, Golf and Tennis Resort
- Current Club
- French Leave
- Pink Sands Hotel
- Pink Sands Lodge
- Rock Sound Club and Beach Cottages
- The Lloyds
- Winding Bay Beach Cottages
Stamp Issues
1980 Definitive Series – 5c Eleuthera Adventurers (Articles and Orders, 1647)
Postcards
1966 – Letter Service (P-34400 Series)
1967 – Letter Service (37800 Series)
1967 – John D Ringle (67000 Series)
