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Maroon Town is located in the conical Cockpit Country that spans parts of the parishes of St. James, St. Elizabeth and Trelawny. Located in Saint James Parish, Jamaica the community sits approximately 29 kilometers, southwest of Montego Bay, the parish capital.
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When the Maroons of Trelawny Town were deported in 1796, the Maroons of Accompong had difficulty policing the Cockpit Country, and several communities of runaway slaves established themselves there. After the removal of the Trelawny Maroons, the colonial militia built a barracks at their village, which they renamed Maroon Town, Jamaica. [3]
Accompong (from the Asante name Acheampong) is a historical Maroon village located in the hills of St. Elizabeth Parish on the island of Jamaica.It is located in Cockpit Country, where Jamaican Maroons and Indigenous Taíno established a fortified stronghold in the hilly terrain in the 17th century.
The easternmost Maroon town, Moore Town is located in the eastern end of the parish. [2] Formerly known as New Nanny Town, Moore Town was founded in 1740 when the Peace Treaty was signed between the British colonial authorities and the Windward Maroons. [3] This treaty allotted the Moore Town Maroons 1000 acres, but Moore Town only received 500.
However, while Moore Town and Charles Town are situated in Portland Parish, Scott's Hall is on the westernmost edge of the range in St Mary. The only Leeward Maroon town in Jamaica is Accompong Town, located in the western Cockpit Country. [2] However, the Returned Maroons of Cudjoe's Town (Trelawny Town) now live just outside Maroon Town ...
Maroon Town, Sierra Leone, a district of Freetown Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
The Windward Maroons were originally located at Crawford's Town and the new Nanny Town (now called Moore Town). In all, about 600 Maroons came to terms with the British authorities through these two treaties. [26] In exchange, the colonial authorities asked the Maroons to agree not to harbour new runaway slaves, but rather to help catch them.