Editing Windwardside

{{Short description|Village in Saba, Dutch Caribbean}}

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'''Windwardside''' is the second largest town on the [[Dutch Caribbean]] island of [[Saba (island)|Saba]],<ref name=STB>[http://www.sabatourism.com/sabavillages.html The villages of Saba (Saba Tourist Bureau)]</ref> aptly named for being on the [[windward]] side of the island.

== History ==
The first permanent European settlements on Saba began in the 1640s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Hartog |first=Johannes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xf00AAAAIAAJ&q=history+of+saba+hartog |title=History of Saba |date=1975 |publisher=Saba Artisan Foundation |location=[[Netherlands Antilles]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Crane |first=Julia G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vip7AAAAMAAJ&q=windwardside+settled |title=Educated to Emigrate: The Social Organization of Saba |date=1971 |publisher=Round the World Publishing |isbn=978-90-232-0702-3 |language=en}}</ref> By the 1860s, Windwardside was one of 7 main districts on the island, with [[The Bottom]], [[St. Johns, Saba|St. John's]], Booby Hill, [[Zion's Hill|Hell's Gate]], Mary's Point (Palmetto Point), and Middle Island.<ref name=":0" /> The Windwardside district had its own elected head, as did the other six districts.<ref name=":0" /> In 1860, the [[St. Paul's Conversion Church, Saba]] was built on the grounds of the former quarantine station in Windwardside.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Church of Rome on Saba |url=https://thesabaislander.com/2014/02/28/the-church-of-rome-on-saba/ |access-date=5 May 2021 |website=The Saba Islander|date=28 February 2014 }}</ref> In 1865, the population of Windwardside was 573 inhabitants.<ref name=":0" />

Throughout the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, most men in Windwardside engaged in farming or fishing.<ref name=":1" /> Most women engaged in domestic work in the home, as well as local [[drawn thread work]] known as [[Saba lace|Saba Lace]].<ref name=":1" />
[[File:Collectie_NMvWereldculturen,_TM-10021162,_Repronegatief_'Een_Rooms-katholieke_kerk_met_kerkhof_op_Saba',_fotograaf_niet_bekend,_1947.jpg|thumb|Windwardside in 1947]]
[[File:Gezicht_op_het_dorp_Windwardside_op_Saba,_Bestanddeelnr_252-8254.jpg|thumb|Photo of Windwardside in 1947]]
[[File:De_Church_of_St_Pauls_Conversion_in_Windwardside_op_Saba,_Bestanddeelnr_252-8264.jpg|thumb|Photo of Windwardside in 1947]]
By 1900, Windwardside was one of four main villages on Saba, along with The Bottom, St. John's, and Hell's Gate.<ref name=":1" /> The early- to mid- 1900s saw extensive emigration from Saba.<ref name=":1" /> In 1972, the population of Windwardside had decreased to 302 inhabitants.<ref name=":0" />

In the late 20th century, Windwardside began expanding. The Tourism Office opened in Windwardside along with restaurants, grocery stores, a bank, a post office, hotels, and gift shops. In 2001, the population of Windwardside was 418 inhabitants.<ref name="pop">{{cite web|url=http://digitallibrary.cbs.cw/CBS0000228/00001 |title=Geodata 2001, Saba & Sint.Eustatius, Census 2001 |website=Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Netherlands Antilles|access-date=3 May 2021|year=2001|page=17}}</ref>

==Geography==
Most of Windwardside is located in a [[Saddle (landform)|saddle]] between a [[dormant volcano]] ([[Mount Scenery]]) and a hill (Booby Hill). The saddle's elevation is about 1,400&nbsp;ft (427 m) above sea level.<ref name=":1" /> Some Windwardside homes are located up the mountainside of village. Many homes are located up the hillside of the village, on Booby Hill and an area of Booby Hill called The Level. The elevation of The Level is about 1,584 feet (483 m) above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Level, Saba, BQ Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://weatherandclimate.com/bonaire/saba/the-level#:~:text=Located%20at%20an%20elevation%20of,0.93%25%20lower%20than%20Bonaire's%20averages. |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=weatherandclimate.com}}</ref> The Mas Cojones Hill is also a scenic tourist destination.

==Tourism==
Windwardside has several hotels and inns which serve mostly tourists who come to the island to [[Scuba diving|dive]] and enjoy Saba's nature.<ref name=STB/> There are multiple grocery stores, restaurants, gift shops, and a dive shop located there as well.

The Harry L. Johnson Museum is located in Windwardside. The museum is located inside an authentic 19th-century Saban cottage,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2018-06-29 |title=Harry L. Johnson Museum {{!}} Saba Tourism |url=https://www.sabatourism.com/museums/the-harry-l-johnson-museum/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> with few changes having been made to the original cottage.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Harry L Johnson museum |url=https://www.museum-saba.com/HLJohnson/index.html |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.museum-saba.com}}</ref> Inside, visitors can view 19th and early 20th-century furniture, linens, [[Porcelain|china]], [[nautical instrument]]s, and a 100-year old [[Pump organ|organ harmonium]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> Also on display are photographs and documents, as well as [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Amerindian]] artifacts from [[archaeological site]]s on the island.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> The museum grounds feature tropical vegetation and a children's play area.<ref name=":2" />

The Mt. Scenery Trail, Saba's most popular hiking trail,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hiking on Saba {{!}} Sea Saba Dive Center |url=https://www.seasaba.com/hiking-on-saba |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=seasaba |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Greaves-Gabbadon |first=Sarah |date=March 27, 2013 |title=This 5-square-mile Island Has a 'Disappearing Beach' — and It's Called the 'Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean' |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/saba-island-caribbean-7371775 |work=Travel + Leisure}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Werner |first=Laurie |title=Ultimate Caribbean Seclusion: The Under The Radar, Newly Reopened Island Of Saba |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewerner/2021/05/13/ultimate-caribbean-seclusion-the-under-the-radar-newly-reopened-island-of-saba/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> begins in Windwardside. The trailhead is located on the road just outside Windwardside, across from the Trail Shop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-22 |title=The Trail Shop {{!}} Saba Tourism |url=https://www.sabatourism.com/shopping/information-services/the-trail-shop/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> The trail is a strenuous [[Trail#Linear|out-and-back]] trail, which goes up to Mt. Scenery's summit and back, and takes about 90 minutes each way.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-14 |title=Mt. Scenery {{!}} Saba Tourism |url=https://www.sabatourism.com/hiking/mt-scenery/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Windwardside.jpg|Windwardside, with [[Mount Scenery]] in the background
File:House Windwardside Saba.JPG|Cottage in Windwardside
File:Narrow Streets of Windwardside.jpg|Side street in Windwardside
File:Sabaisland.jpg|Harry L. Johnson Museum
File:Saba Tourist Bureau with Mount Scenery Peak in Backdrop.jpg|Saba Tourism Bureau, with Mount Scenery in the background
File:St. Paul's Cemetery (6550027741).jpg|St. Paul's Cemetery
File:St. Paul's Conversion Church, Windwardside, 1860 (6550026663).jpg|St. Paul's Church
File:Playground on Saba.jpg|Playground in Windwardside
File:Red Roofs of Windwardside (6550041659).jpg|Cottages in Windwardside
File:WindwardsideRue.jpg|[[The Road (Saba)|The Road]] going through Windwardside, past a grocery store
File:Blick auf Windwardside.jpg|Windwardside, with Old Booby Hill in the background
</gallery>

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==External links==
{{commons category|Windwardside|'''Windwardside'''}}
* [https://www.museum-saba.com/HLJohnson/index.html Harry L Johnson Museum website]
* [https://www.sabatourism.com/about-saba/#getting-around Saba Tourism: Saban Villages]

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[[Category:Populated places in Saba (island)]]