In 1748, Governor Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande build a guard post at the mouth of the Demerara River.

Later English planters started to build houses around the guard post creating a little village.

[1] The town was established in 1782 during a brief occupation by the French of the Dutch colony of Demerara.

[6] The old name of the city is still reflected in Georgetown's main market, Stabroek Market, which has existed on or near its present location since the 18th century,[7] and the newspaper Stabroek News, established in 1986.

[8] The Parliament Building is located in Stabroek on the same spot where the Court of Policy used to be.