ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ɪt sˈɜːvd æz ɐ sˈɛɾəlmənt tʊ wˌɛɹ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɪzənɚz wɜː fˈoːɹsᵻbli ɹᵻsˈɛɾəld.
In the 19th century, it served as a settlement to where a large number of political prisoners were forcibly resettled.