Ladder Hill was initially known as Fort Hill, even though it was not initially fortified. It was first used by the East India Company as an execution ground with the gibbet visible from Jamestown for the moral edification of the population.
Ladder Hill was initially referred to as Fort Hill, despite not being fortified at first. It served as an execution site by the East India Company, featuring a gibbet visible from Jamestown to educate the local population morally.