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Nelson Island: Gateway of dreams, quarantine and resistance in Trinidad’s history

Discover Nelson Island: The historic lifeline of Indian immigration to Trinidad.

Nelson Island serves as a critical historical anchor for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, functioning as the primary processing point for over 147,000 Indian indentured labourers between 1866 and 1917. This limestone outcrop in the Gulf of Paria has transitioned through multiple identities, serving as a colonial quarantine station, …

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