Boydtown, New South Wales

The Sea Horse Inn in July 2006

Boydtown is a village on Twofold Bay near Eden, on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia. It was the original settlement in the bay, founded by Benjamin Boyd in 1843 to service his properties on the Monaro plains.[1][2] The remains of whaling stations and the local landmark Boyd's Tower, a stone spotting tower used to look for whales, are all nearby.

Boyd imported sandstone from Sydney to construct a lighthouse on south head. He also commissioned inns and churches, housing and store rooms, wharves and stock-yards.[3]

When Boyd's finances collapsed, the town was abandoned from the 1840s until the first renovation of the Seahorse Inn in the 1930s.[2]

In modern times, Boydtown is the smaller of the two towns in the bay, consisting mainly of housing, tourist caravan parks and the more recently (2006) refurbished Seahorse Inn.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Boyd National Park: Culture and History". Department of Environment & Conservation (NSW): NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  2. 1 2 "History of Boydtown and the Seahorse Inn". Seahorse Inn. 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  3. ↑ McKee, Greg (2004). "Eden Whaling History". Killers of Eden. Greg McKee. Retrieved 2008-02-15.

External links

The Seahorse Inn

Coordinates: 37°05′S 149°55′E / 37.083°S 149.917°E / -37.083; 149.917

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