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Richard Hope was a commander in the British Army and received his estate due to his assistance in gaining control of Jamaica. [2] It was developed as a sugar plantation with a watermill . In the 19th century the property was inherited by Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos .
The Hope Botanical Garden and Zoo, located on Old Hope Road, includes a botanical garden, orchid house, and stone aqueduct. There is also a children's amusement park and a zoo. It is located on what was formerly the Hope Estate. In 1881, the government acquired the land and laid out the gardens.
However, there are still some prominent trees and popular sites to be viewed in the Gardens. At Hope Gardens, visitors can view a number of other features including the Coconut Museum, the Sunken Gardens, the Orchid House, the Lily Pond, the Maze and Palm Avenue. [46] [47] The Hope Gardens has an adjoining zoo referred to as Hope Gardens Zoo.
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Zookeepers hope the red wolf, named Frye, will hit it off with Saluda, a red wolf born at the zoo two years ago, and the pair will have a pup or pups this spring.
According to Sir Hans Sloane, a physician and botanist who visited Jamaica in 1688, iguanas were once common throughout Jamaica. [1] The Jamaican iguana declined dramatically during the second half of the 19th century, after the introduction of the small Asian mongoose as a form of rat and snake control, until it was believed to exist only on the Goat islands near the Hellshire hills.
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