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The second industry of the parish is tourism. A mile inland from Ottley's village lies Ottley's Plantation Inn, a former plantation house and one of the premier hotels on the island. The parish is also noted for its large water stores, which supply much of the East Coast.
Ottley's Village is a settlement in the north of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is located inland from the north coast on the road between Cayon and Tabernacle . 17°22′N 62°45′W / 17.367°N 62.750°W / 17.367; -
ORDNANCE SURVEY, GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1984, Nevis, with part of St. Christopher (Saint Kitts). Series E803 (D.O.S. 343), Sheet NEVIS, Edition 5 O.S.D. 1984. Reprinted in 1995, published by the Government of the United Kingdom (Ordnance Survey) for the Government of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis.
George Astaphan, born in St. Kitts, was a physician who gave steroids to the sprinter Ben Johnson. Imruh Bakari, born in St. Kitts, film maker and writer. Hutchens C. Bishop, pre-civil-rights-era clergyman who led the 1917 Negro Silent Protest Parade in New York, U.S. [25] Robert Bradshaw, first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Stoney Grove Estate, a former plantation, is located here. [2] This parish is unique in St Kitts and St Nevis in that it is the only parish that does not allow women to serve on its parish council. Other villages within the parish are: Brown Hill, Prospect, Pembroke, Fig Tree, Brown Pasture, Cole Hill, Beach Road, and Pond Hill.
Map of Saint Kits and Nevis. This is a list of rivers of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Only Cayon and Wingfield are permanent rivers, all other rivers listed are intermittent. There are six permanent streams and 53 intermittent streams in Saint Kitts and Nevis. [1]
The St. Kitts Sugar Producers Association built a central factory for sugar refining and a railway for transportation in 1912. The London Electric Theatre opened on St. Kitts in 1917. A telephone system was built on St. Kitts in 1896 and included Nevis by 1913. Nevis' first automobile arrived in 1912, a Ford Model T.
The other main industry is tourism. The Trinity Inn, located in the village of Palmetto Point is a small complex of flats. The Fairview Inn, nestled at the base of the mountains above the village of Boyd's was the island's first functioning hotel.