Ferry Reach, Bermuda

Three forts had been sited on Ferry point, the most recent being the Martello Tower built, along with a nearby magazine, under the command of Major Thomas Blanshard, RE, in the 1820s.

A barracks was built near Ferry Point during the American War of Independence to house a detachment of the Royal Garrison Battalion.

The area was used for housing part of the military garrison, primarily under canvas, as a way to minimise the effects of yellow fever, which struck hard in the closely packed barracks.

The area is also the site of the only receiving station and storage facility for petroleum fuels delivered to Bermuda, with both Esso and Shell Petroleum maintaining large storage facilities with tanks that are fed from tankers moored well off-shore.

The adjacent facilities, known popularly as the Oil Docks, lie on the North Shore, immediately to the east of the public park.