Revolutionary War, some British Loyalists fled the country, traveling to the closest Crown territory, The Bahamas.

"[5] In the days following the storm, CNN reported that 90% to 100% of all buildings on Man-O-War Cay had sustained damage.

Wreckage of the first USS Adirondack, which ran aground in August 1862,[7] is strewn on the reef just northeast of Man-O-War.

Currently, Man-O-War's representatives on the Hope Town District Council, (which also includes two other neighboring Cays) are: Jeremy Sweeting and Arthur Elden.

There are two small grocery stores, a marina, a boat yard, a few gift shops, a hardware and lumber store, two restaurants, a bakery, and a gear shop owned and operated by a descendant of the Albury family who makes among other things their famous ditty bags.

All the rafters and structure are joined together in a manner similar to ship construction and resist hurricanes very well.

Several of the local boat builders still make the occasional "Abaco Dinghy" in their native woods of Madeira mahogany and other Bahamian hardwoods.

They are today considered works of art and sought after by those who appreciate fine old world wooden vessels.