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Turks and Caicos Islands postage stamps will surprise and delight you beside being a lightweight souvenir from the islands. An ever-changing variety of collectors stamps and post cards are available from the Philatelic Bureau on Church Folley in the Franklin Missick Building, open Monday - Friday. Stop in and tell Girley hello.
A lighthouse and the remains of a United States Navy Base are located on the northeast point of the island. The remains of a U.S. Air Force Base are on the west coast. This Grand Turk U.S. Air Force tracking station which began in the early 1950s until it closed in 1984.
On Feb. 20 1962 astronaut John Glenn, in the Project Mercury Space Program, became the first American to orbit the earth and his space capsule splashed down in Grand Turk waters and was brought to the island for a medical checkup and post flight de-briefing. A first hand account of this historical event includes postage stamps and a special envelope autographed by John Glenn, which would be of interest to stamp collectors, postal historians and those interested in Turks and Caicos Islands history.
Photographers enjoy old Bermudian-style archtecture, gates and doorways, beautiful turquoise waters and colorful plants that set Grand Turk apart from the other islands with its endearing Caribbean charm.
A considerable amount of archeological research has been done by the Earthwatch Institute, Dr William Keegan and Betsy Carlson, on the Coralie Site located at the north end of Grand Turk on the edge of North Creek. The archeology is done under the aegis of the T&C National Museum and the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville. Volunteers are recruited through Earthwatch, but they are not responsible for the research.
Turks and Caicos Islands is a Caribbean country of eight major islands and numerous uninhabited cays located 575 miles south of Miami and 39 miles southeast of the Bahamas, just north of Dominican Republic and northeast of Cuba. Turks & Caicos are known for some of the worlds most beautiful beaches, pristine coral reefs, diving, fishing, vacation rentals and offshore investments. More recently, Turks and Caicos has become a destination for the 'rich and famous'.
Cockburn Town is the administrative capital and the historic and cultural center of the islands. It is strongly reputed to be the landfall island of Columbus during his discovery of the New World in 1442. The town itself is well suited for a walking tour. Duke and Font Streets are lined with historic 18th and 19th century landmarks that reflect the Bermudan style architecture of the salt era. Several of these buildings are now popular inns, another in the governor's residence, other government offices, the public library, churches and private residence and fraternities. At the Turks an Caicos National Museum you will find a central exhibit that tells the story of the Molasses Reef Wreck, the oldest European shipwreck discovered in the Western Hemisphere (dated around 1505). It also discloses the rich cultural and natural diversity of the islands. Other historic sites include the Lighthouse, Fire hill and the Hawks Nest Anchorage