[1] In the town there is an airport, museum, administrator's office, post office, clinic, telecommunication station, and electricity generators.

[2] Cockburn Town is named after Francis Cockburn, Royal Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahamas from 1837 to 1844.

Several buildings in Cockburn Town date from the 1800s, including the old jail.

A favourite gathering place for locals is the huge almond tree at the entrance of the town.

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