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  2. Rio Grande (Jamaica) - Wikipedia

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    The Rio Grande is a river of Jamaica, found in the parish of Portland. One of the largest rivers in Jamaica, it was named "Big River" ( Rio Grande ) by the Spanish, who controlled Jamaica in the 15th and 16th centuries.

  3. Jamaican Maroons - Wikipedia

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    One tactic particular to the Jamaican Maroons involved the art of camouflage using plants. Queen Nanny's remains are reputedly buried at "Bump Grave" in Moore Town, the main town of the Windward Maroons, who are concentrated in and around the Rio Grande valley in the north-eastern parish of Portland.

  4. List of plantations in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plantations and pens in Jamaica by county and parish including historic parishes that have since been merged with modern ones. Plantations produced crops, such as sugar cane and coffee, while livestock pens produced animals for labour on plantations and for consumption.

  5. List of rivers of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, ... Banana fields on the other side of the Rio Grande River. South Negril River [1] Unnamed [1] Middle River [1] Unnamed [1]

  6. List of Rio Grande dams and diversions - Wikipedia

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    Middle Rio Grande at San Acacia, New Mexico: Elephant Butte Dam and Reservoir: 1916 Bureau of Reclamation: 2,065,010 acre feet Middle Rio Grande, 3.75 miles east of Truth or Consequences: Caballo Dam and Reservoir: 1938 Bureau of Reclamation: 331,510 acre-feet Rio Grande, 17 miles downstream from Elephant Butte Dam Percha Diversion Dam: 1918 ...

  7. John Crow Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The mountains extend parallel with the north-east coast of the island, bounded to the west by the banks of the Rio Grande, and joining with the eastern end of the Blue Mountains in the south-east. [3] The highest point in the range is a little over 1,140 metres (3,740 ft). [3]

  8. Cockpit Country - Wikipedia

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    The Barbecue Bottom Road, which runs north–south, high along the side of a deep, fault-based valley in the east, is the only drivable route across the Cockpit Country. Walkers and riders can use two old, historical trails cross further west, the Troy Trail, and the Quick Step Trail. As of 2006 they are seldom used and difficult to find.

  9. 1944 Jamaica hurricane - Wikipedia

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    The passing storm brought heavy rains to the Rio Grande Valley, with rainfall totals reaching over 5 in (130 mm) in Brownsville. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Roma reported 5.1 in (130 mm) on the night of August 22, marking the first rainfall event of that magnitude in nearly a decade.

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