Bahamas Historical Society - ON THIS DAY IN BAHAMIAN HISTORY... 5th February 1717 - Woodes Rogers was appointed Royal Governor and Captain-General of the Bahama Islands by King George I of Great
![Statue of Woodes Rogers, the first royal governor of the Bahamas | Nassau Old Town | Nassau | Travel Story and Pictures from Bahamas Statue of Woodes Rogers, the first royal governor of the Bahamas | Nassau Old Town | Nassau | Travel Story and Pictures from Bahamas](http://www.traveladventures.org/countries/bahamas/images/nassau-old-town06.jpg)
Statue of Woodes Rogers, the first royal governor of the Bahamas | Nassau Old Town | Nassau | Travel Story and Pictures from Bahamas
![Woodes Rogers's appreciation! Great character played by a fantastic actor. Loved him! : r/BlackSails Woodes Rogers's appreciation! Great character played by a fantastic actor. Loved him! : r/BlackSails](https://i.redd.it/ir50ldavhai61.jpg)