Lyford Cay

Lyford Cay is a private gated community located on the western tip of New Providence Island in The Bahamas. The former cay that lent its name to the community is named after Captain William Lyford Jr. a mariner of note in Colonial and Revolutionary times, and is built on a 448-acre grant he received for his services as a Loyalist in the American Revolution. Captain Lyford also received a 92-acre grant on Cat Island, Bahamas for playing a key role in Andrew Deveaux’s raid of mid-April 1783 that drove the Spanish from Nassau. ()