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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.
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Statue of Cristobal Columbus St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica Buildings of architectural and historic interest Anchor Priory 20230605. Bellevue Great House, Orange Hall; Edinburgh Castle – ruins, main road from Harmony Vale to Pedro; Moneague Inn; Seville Great House; Moneague Hotel, Moneague College Campus; Cave Valley Chimney; Our Lady of Perpetual ...
Portmore began as a large area for schematic residential development in the late 1960s, [5] as the West Indies Home Contractors (WIHCON) organization built thousands of prototype housing units in an effort to alleviate the over-population of Kingston; the first was called Independence City. [5]
Schools in Kingston, Jamaica (16 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Kingston, Jamaica" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Jamaica cricket team, Jamaica Tallawahs: End names: Blue Mountains End Headley Stand End: International information; First Test: 3–12 April 1930: West Indies v England: Last Test: 20–24 August 2021: West Indies v Pakistan: First ODI: 26 April 1984: West Indies v Australia: Last ODI: 16 January 2022: West Indies v Ireland: First T20I: 19 ...
"Head-Quarter House, Kingston", illustration of article "Cast-away in Jamaica" by W.E. Sewell, in Harper's Magazine, January 1861. Hibbert House. Headquarters House or "Hibbert House", as it was known up to the time of the owner's death, stands as a reminder of the wealth and power of the Kingston merchants in their glory days.
Cross Roads Police Station. [4]Cross Roads Bus Station - a major transport hub for buses and taxis. [4]Cross Roads Post Office. [4]Cross Roads Market. [4]Carib 5 - a five-screen multiplex cinema since 1997 but originally a 1,750-seat facility designed by John Pike and opening in 1938.