Scarborough, Tobago (tto)

Scarborough, Tobago

Scarborough, Tobago ranks 6,973rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Holmestrand, Hayama, Kanagawa, and Shaoyang. Memorable people born in Scarborough, Tobago include A. N. R. Robinson and Cyd Gray. Memorable people who died in Scarborough, Tobago include Peter Westbury. Scarborough, Tobago has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many racing drivers. Scarborough, Tobago is located in Trinidad and Tobago.

Scarborough is a major town of the Island of Tobago as well as the eleventh-most-populous in Trinidad and Tobago. Scarborough was the capital of Tobago in 1769 before it was unified with Trinidad changing the capital to Port of Spain. Situated in western Tobago, Scarborough is the economic and cultural centre of the island of Tobago. The estimated population in 2011 was 17,537. Scarborough is ranked as one of Trinidad and Tobago's most densely populated towns alongside Port of Spain, San Fernando, Chaguanas and Arima. The town's skyline is dominated by Fort King George, an 18th-century fortification named after King George III, which now hosts a historic and archaeologic museum. Scarborough's deepwater harbour was built in 1991; before that ships were forced to anchor offshore. Read more on Wikipedia