It was the first village[2][3] in Guyana to be bought by the combined resources of Africans who had recently won their freedom from slavery.

[4] The community was initially established as a plantation called Fort Wellington.

In November 1839, 83 ex-slaves from five nearby estates (Douchfour, Ann's Grove, Hope, Paradise and Enmore) pooled their resources and bought Plantation Northbrook for 30,000 guilders, or $10,283.63.

[7] The village grew up to become one of the leading exporters of products made from coconuts and cassava.

Pioneering Guyanese playwright, Bertram Charles was born in Victoria and in 1963, organized a series of Creole Breakfasts in order to stimulate artistic and cultural life in the area.