The tiny island where Alexander Hamilton was born is receiving a welcome boost and businesses are cashing in on their most famous son
The tiny Caribbean island of Nevis is receiving a boost from an unexpected source: fans of the hit Broadway show Hamilton, who have been drawn to the birthplace of the US founding father.
Alexander Hamilton who went on to establish the nations financial system, the Federalist party, and the United States Coast Guard was born on Nevis in 1757 and lived in Charlestown until he was eight, when the family moved to the nearby island of St Croix.
A small museum dedicated to Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers, stands on what is believed to be the original site where the family lived, and hoteliers have now started to leverage the connection to make more people aware of the island.
Richard Lupinacci, owner of the Hermitage hotel one of the oldest buildings on the island, which Hamilton would certainly have known said the Hamilton connection is helping Nevis, a former UK territory dominated by a single volcano and known for its rich soil and population of feral donkeys.
People are coming to the island because they want to see the places that he knew and because they want to know more about such an extraordinary individual, Lupinacci said.
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