Woodes

After nearly being captured by Jamaican privateers, and hearing that the king had extended the deadline for pardons for piracy, Rackham and his crew returned to Nassau to surrender to Woodes Rogers.

In 1718, the British sought to regain control of the islands and appointed Captain Woodes Rogers as Royal governor.

Reclaiming Bahamas for the Crown Starting in 1713, Woodes Rogers had conceived the idea of leading an expedition to Madagascar to suppress the pirates there and establish it as a British colony.

Until the arrival of governor Woodes Rogers three years later, Nassau would be home for these pirates and their many recruits.

While the busiest part of Downtown is the Bay Street thoroughfare and the Woodes Rogers Walk, located across the street from the port and parallel to Bay, the area extends for several blocks in each direction.