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Shirley was formerly a military outpost, a sterling example of its kind in the West Indies. The British began building it in 1765, on the order of Governor Thomas Shirley, as a garrison to defend north Dominica. The fort was extended by the French during their occupation of Dominica from 1778 to
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227:. There are hiking trails and an English garrison called
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336:Wildlife
306:in 1780.
237:Overview
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