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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.
This is a list of plantation great houses in Jamaica.These houses were built in the 18th and 19th centuries when sugar cane made Jamaica the wealthiest colony in the West Indies. [1] Sugar plantations in the Caribbean were worked by enslaved African people [ 2 ] until the aboltion of slavery in 1833.
Maiden Cay's mini-beach has served as a hotspot for recreation and socialization amongst Kingston locals and tourists for decades. [3] [4] During Jamaica's "holiday season" (Summer and Christmas) it is common for Jamaican socialites to bring boats out to Maiden Cay, docking in a circular formation encircling the islet, and treat the main beach as a social hub.
Seaview Gardens is a community in the St. Andrew South section of Kingston, Jamaica.It is known for the reggae superstars who grew up there. [1] Musicians such as Dexta Daps have paid tribute to the area in song, noting violence and struggle, but also community and culture such as Shabba Ranks mom cooking (Shabba Madda Pot). [2]
Constant Spring plantation was one of the Regimental Plantations. It was developed by Lt.-Colonel Henry Archibold during the military occupation following the English invasion of Jamaica . Commander William Brayne described it as "one of the best plantations in the island".
Mona is a neighbourhood in southeastern Saint Andrew Parish, approximately eight kilometres from Kingston, Jamaica. A former sugarcane plantation , it is the site of a reservoir serving the city of Kingston and the main campus of the University of the West Indies .
It served the village of Montpelier on the Kingston to Montego Bay line and was 103 miles (166 km) from the Kingston terminus. It is on the list of designated National Heritage Sites in Jamaica. St.Mary's Anglican Church: St. Mary's Anglican Church is situated on the Montpelier Plantation, which dates back to the days of slavery.
Rockfort, [a] located east of Kingston, Jamaica, [1] in an area previously known as Harbour Head, [2] is the ruins of a 17th century rock fort that was once surrounded by a moat. [3] First the site of a British rock fort, [ 1 ] it was fortified in 1694 to protect the eastern edge of Kingston against an invasion by the French.