arrison " ▁was ▁added ▁as ▁a ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁of ▁UN ES CO . ▁ ▁History ▁Although ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁totally ▁abandoned ▁or ▁un in hab ited ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁land ed ▁there , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁traces ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁pre - ex istence ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁a ▁primitive ▁bridge ▁constructed ▁over ▁the ▁Care en age ▁area ' s ▁sw amp ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Br idget own . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁this ▁bridge ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁a ▁people ▁ind igen ous ▁to ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁T ain os . ▁Upon ▁finding ▁the ▁structure , ▁the ▁British ▁sett lers ▁began ▁to ▁call ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Br idget own ▁area ▁Indian ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Sch ol ars ▁widely ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁T ain os ▁were ▁driven ▁from ▁Barb ados ▁to ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁island ▁of ▁Saint ▁Lu cia , ▁during ▁an ▁invasion ▁by ▁the ▁Kal in ag os , ▁another ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁Event ually ▁after ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁was ▁constructed ▁over ▁the ▁Care en age ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁the ▁area ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Town ▁of ▁Saint ▁Michael ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁Br idget own , ▁after ▁Sir ▁Tob ias ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Br idget own ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁city ▁outside ▁the ▁present ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁George ▁Washington ▁visited . ▁( Ge orge ▁Washington ▁House , ▁the ▁house ▁where ▁he ▁stayed , ▁is ▁included ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁G arrison