The Garrison Schedule

Did You Know?

During Barbados' colonial days the area was the settlement base and headquarters for members of the British West Indies Regiment stationed in Barbados during the 1700s and 1800s.

In the mid-1800s the area gave way to Horseracing in Barbados.

The area is situated about 2 miles East of the capital-city Bridgetown, the Garrison area contains several buildings including a barracks for housing military personnel, in addition to the large horse track and grassy parade-grounds known as the Garrison Savannah.

Prominent wealthy Barbadians and regiments troops stationed in the area began what is now the current day tradition of Horse racing at the Garrison racetrack.The Garrison Historic area is also the exact location of a house where George Washington stayed for six weeks while visiting his sick brother in Barbados.

Ann's Garrison or more commonly today the Garrison Historic Area is a small district located in the country of Barbados.

The house simply today called the 'George Washington House' was where the first president of the United States stayed in Barbados during the year 1751.