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1813 - A large hurricane forced many of the Loyalists to leave the is- 1962 - John Glenn splashed down off the coast of Grand Turk after his
lands; some moved to Grand Turk space flight;
1821 - Hundreds of slaves fled from the islands and escaped to free- 1968 - Airport opens on Providenciales;
dom in Haiti;
1834 - All British Colony slaves are granted freedom; 1991 - Turks and Caicos National Museum opens on Grand Turk
1842 - Bambarra on Middle Caicos was settled by survivors of a Span- HOW TO GET THERE AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
ish slave shipwreck called the “Gambia”; The Turks and Caicos Islands currently have 2 full service internation-
1845 - First newspaper published, “Turks Island Gazette & Commer- al airports on Providenciales and Grand Turk, and all other inhabited
cial Reporter”; islands have domestic airports, some with limited international entry
1873 - Queen Victoria grants a royal charter; TCI becomes an inde- facilities. Most visitors fly into Providenciales upon entry to the islands
pendent colony; and then can easily take a commuter flight to the other islands. It is
1874 - “The Great Bahamas Hurricane” devastated the Turks & Caicos a modern, full service facility that welcomes dozens of international
Islands and the entire Bahamian chain - the islands are annexed to flights every week from North America, Europe and other Caribbean
Jamaica for medical and technical assistance and grants; Islands. It is also the gateway to the rest of the Turks & Caicos Islands.
You are welcomed to visit the local airport web site for up to date flight
schedules and route maps.
1852 - Grand Turk lighthouse erected; American Airlines has two daily flights from Miami, and one a day
1857 - “Waterloo”, built in 1815, was acquired for the Governors resi- from Dallas on Saturdays.
dence; Delta offers Thursday, Friday and Saturday service from Atlanta, as
1898 - First telegraph cable, Bermuda to Grand Turk to Jamaica; First well as Saturday only flights from Boston and New York.
fire engine; US Airways offers daily flights from Charlotte, a Saturday flight from
1948 - First commercial flight to Turks & Caicos; Boston as well as
Philadelphia flights everyday, except Tuesday and Thursday.
1959 - Hurricane Donna devastates all agriculture on Turks & Caicos;
