Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL 2019 | Page 540

Bloody Point
Canyon
Spooner’s Ginnery
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The Spooner Ginnery, which is now government owned, is an impressive refl ection of
the island’s history and heritage. It was once a sugar mill, then in 1901, due to sugar
becoming less profi table, the owners at that time converted it to a cotton ginnery
and it remained in operation until the 1970’s. It is now being restored as a heritage
attraction with museum, restaurant and shops.
One mile west of Basseterre
is a site known as Bloody
Point where, in 1626,
the combined forces of
the French and British
massacred 2,000 Carib
Indians. Today, the point is
marked by a plaque. A short
short distance from the
point is a headland which
aff ords some great photo
opportunities with views
of the nearby islands of
Saba and St Eustatius. There
is also a trail here which
will take you to a canyon
whose walls are lined with
petroglyphs.