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Black River is the capital of St. Elizabeth Parish, in southwestern Jamaica. [2] It developed as a port around the mouth of the river of the same name. Today, the city is a centre of environmental tourism and a gateway to the Treasure Beach resort area. Treasure Beach and Crane Beach are to the south-east, with Luana Beach to the west.
St Elizabeth became a prosperous parish, and Black River an important seaport. In addition to shipping sugar and molasses, Black River became the centre of the logging trade. Large quantities of logwood were exported to Europe to make a blue dye very like Prussian blue, which was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. [citation needed]
The Black River is one of the longest rivers in Jamaica. At a length of 53.4 km (33.2 mi), [2] it was believed to be the longest until it was discovered that the Rio Minho was 92.8 km long. [3] Its name refers to the darkness of the riverbed caused by thick layers of decomposing vegetation.
The Great River rises at about 1,400 feet (430 m) just north of the small village of Pisgah in the north west corner of St Elizabeth. [2] From here it flows north north east for about 57 miles (92 km) (some sources say 46 miles (74 km) [1]) reaching the Caribbean Sea at Great River Bay on the island's north coast, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Montego Bay.
This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast Banana ...
Hodges, Jamaica is located in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. It is a small hamlet on the main A2 road (Spanish Town to Savanna-la-Mar) about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Black River. [1] It was the plantation village of Hodges estate which is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and is east of Crawford, Jamaica.
In 1669, John Vassall was granted 1,000 acres near the mouth of the Black River in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, [109] where he bought an additional 4,000 acres in 1672. [110] The Vassalls continued to expand their ownership of people and land in Jamaica.
The parish is bordered by Trelawny in the east, St. Elizabeth in the south and Hanover and Westmoreland in the west. It covers an area of 594.9 km 2, making it one of the smallest parishes in Jamaica. The population was 184,662 in 2012. [1] About two-thirds of the parish consists of limestone. The Nassau Mountains, which rise from St. Elizabeth ...