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'''Stabroek''' was the name of [[Georgetown, Guyana]], between 1784 and 1812.
'''Stabroek''' was the name of [[Georgetown, Guyana]], between 1784 and 1812.


In 1748, Governor Laurens Gravesande build a guard post at the mouth of the [[Demerara River]].
The town was established in 1782 during a brief occupation by the [[France|French]] of the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] colony of [[Demerara]]. The original name of ''Longchamps'' was changed to Stabroek in 1784, after [[Nicholaas Geelvinck]] (1732 &mdash; 1787), Lord of [[Stabroek]], the then President of the [[Dutch West India Company]].{{sfn|Smith, Raymond T. |loc=Chap. II|1956}} The city's name changed again in 1812 when, under British rule, it became Georgetown. A ward of the city, one fourth of a mile broad and one mile long, retains the name Stabroek.
Later English planters started to build houses around the guard post creating a little village.<ref name="establ">{{cite news|url=https://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/establishment-of-demerara/|title=Establishment of Demerara|access-date=11 August 2020|website=Guyana Times International}}</ref> The town was established in 1782 during a brief occupation by the [[France|French]] of the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] colony of [[Demerara]]. The original name of ''Longchamps'' was changed to Stabroek in 1784, after [[Nicholaas Geelvinck]] (1732 &mdash; 1787), Lord of [[Stabroek]], the then President of the [[Dutch West India Company]].{{sfn|Smith, Raymond T. |loc=Chap. II|1956}} In 1789, the population was 789 people of which 239 where whites,{{sfn|Netscher|1888|p=301}} however the town rapidly started to grow and in 1807 had a population of around 8,500 people.{{sfn|Netscher|1888|p=301}}


The city's name changed again in 1812 when, under British rule, it became Georgetown.{{sfn|Netscher|1888|p=301}} A ward of the city, one fourth of a mile broad and one mile long, retains the name Stabroek.<ref name="trust">{{cite web|url=https://nationaltrust.gov.gy/history-of-georgetown/historic-stabroek/|title=The development of Stabroek|website=National Trust|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
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Brickdam, Stabroek's main street, was paved with bricks and made of burnt earth until 1921 when it was paved over for the arrival of the [[King Edward VII|Prince of Wales]]. The upper side of Brickdam was once lined with palm trees.

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Brickdam, Stabroek's main street, was paved with bricks and made of burnt earth until 1921 when it was paved over for the arrival of the [[King Edward VII|Prince of Wales]].<ref name="trust"/> The upper side of Brickdam was once lined with palm trees.


The old name of the city is still reflected in Georgetown's main market, [[Stabroek Market]], which has existed on or near its present location since the 18th century,<ref>Lloyd Kandasammy, [http://www.landofsixpeoples.com/news502/ns5041450.htm Celebrating Guyana's built heritage: Stabroek Market, a brief history] in ''Stabroek News'', April 14, 2005</ref> and the newspaper ''[[Stabroek News]]'', established in 1986.<ref>Andrew Graham-Yooll, [http://www.caribvoice.org/CaribbeanDocuments/guyanapress.html The newspaper ''Stabroek News''], Round Table, Oct 94 Issue 332, p447</ref>
The old name of the city is still reflected in Georgetown's main market, [[Stabroek Market]], which has existed on or near its present location since the 18th century,<ref>Lloyd Kandasammy, [http://www.landofsixpeoples.com/news502/ns5041450.htm Celebrating Guyana's built heritage: Stabroek Market, a brief history] in ''Stabroek News'', April 14, 2005</ref> and the newspaper ''[[Stabroek News]]'', established in 1986.<ref>Andrew Graham-Yooll, [http://www.caribvoice.org/CaribbeanDocuments/guyanapress.html The newspaper ''Stabroek News''], Round Table, Oct 94 Issue 332, p447</ref>
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book|last1=Netscher|first1=Pieter Marinus|title=Geschiedenis van de koloniën Essequebo, Demerary en Berbice, van de vestiging der Nederlanders aldaar tot op onzen tijd|year=1888|language=nl|url=https://archive.org/details/geschiedenisvan00netsgoog|location=The Hague|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff}}
*{{Cite book |chapterurl=http://home.uchicago.edu/~rts1/chapter_ii.htm |title=The Negro Family in British Guiana |chapter=History: Early Settlement And The Period of Dutch Control |author=Smith, Raymond T. |publisher=Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited |location=London |origyear=1956 |year=2000 |isbn=0415863295 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083315/http://home.uchicago.edu/~rts1/chapter_ii.htm |archive-date=2016-03-04 |df= }}
*{{Cite book |chapterurl=http://home.uchicago.edu/~rts1/chapter_ii.htm |title=The Negro Family in British Guiana |chapter=History: Early Settlement And The Period of Dutch Control |author=Smith, Raymond T. |publisher=Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited |location=London |origyear=1956 |year=2000 |isbn=0415863295 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083315/http://home.uchicago.edu/~rts1/chapter_ii.htm |archive-date=2016-03-04 |df= }}


Revision as of 15:30, 11 August 2020

Stabroek
Ward
Stabroek is located in Guyana
Stabroek
Stabroek
Coordinates: 6°48′25″N 58°09′36″W / 6.8070406°N 58.1599689°W / 6.8070406; -58.1599689
CountryGuyana
CityGeorgetown
Established1782
Area
 • Total
0.6 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population
 (1789)[1]
 • Total
780

Stabroek was the name of Georgetown, Guyana, between 1784 and 1812.

In 1748, Governor Laurens Gravesande build a guard post at the mouth of the Demerara River. Later English planters started to build houses around the guard post creating a little village.[2] The town was established in 1782 during a brief occupation by the French of the Dutch colony of Demerara. The original name of Longchamps was changed to Stabroek in 1784, after Nicholaas Geelvinck (1732 — 1787), Lord of Stabroek, the then President of the Dutch West India Company.[3] In 1789, the population was 789 people of which 239 where whites,[1] however the town rapidly started to grow and in 1807 had a population of around 8,500 people.[1]

The city's name changed again in 1812 when, under British rule, it became Georgetown.[1] A ward of the city, one fourth of a mile broad and one mile long, retains the name Stabroek.[4]

Brickdam, Stabroek's main street, was paved with bricks and made of burnt earth until 1921 when it was paved over for the arrival of the Prince of Wales.[4] The upper side of Brickdam was once lined with palm trees.

The old name of the city is still reflected in Georgetown's main market, Stabroek Market, which has existed on or near its present location since the 18th century,[5] and the newspaper Stabroek News, established in 1986.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Netscher 1888, p. 301.
  2. ^ "Establishment of Demerara". Guyana Times International. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, Raymond T. 1956, Chap. II.
  4. ^ a b "The development of Stabroek". National Trust. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ Lloyd Kandasammy, Celebrating Guyana's built heritage: Stabroek Market, a brief history in Stabroek News, April 14, 2005
  6. ^ Andrew Graham-Yooll, The newspaper Stabroek News, Round Table, Oct 94 Issue 332, p447

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