High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications is the name used by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization`s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee to identify collectively as a World Heritage Site the St. George`s Town, founded in 1612 (following the 1609 wreck on Bermuda`s reefs of the Sea Venture), and a range of fortifications, batteries, and magazines built between 1612 and 1939, the last of which was removed from use in 1953.