Fort Charles was built between 1650 and 1660, the first fort constructed in Port Royal, Jamaica. Fort Charles is located in the small town of Port Royal...
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Fort Charles may refer to: Fort Charles (Ghana), built in 1674 Fort Charles (Jamaica), built between 1650 and 1660 Fort Charles, later Fort William Henry...
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Giddy House (category Buildings and structures in Kingston, Jamaica)
First built in 1880 near Fort Charles, Jamaica, Giddy House was originally a Royal Artillery House meant to store weapons and gunpowder for the adjacent...
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Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, formerly Fort Augusta Prison, is Jamaica's only prison for women. It was built to accommodate 250 female inmates...
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Fort George is situated on the Titchfield Peninsula in the town of Port Antonio, in the parish of Portland, Jamaica. The proposal for a fort in Port Antonio...
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held appointments including acting Governor-General of India, Governor of Jamaica and Governor General of the Province of Canada. Metcalfe was born on 30...
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Port Royal (redirect from Port Royal, Jamaica)
during the invasion of Jamaica. By 1659 two hundred houses, shops and warehouses had been built around the fort; by 1692 five forts defended the port. The...
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This is a complete list of National Heritage sites in Jamaica as published by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Buildings of architectural and historic...
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The Caribbean Island of Jamaica was initially inhabited in approximately 600 AD or 650 AD by the Redware people, often associated with redware pottery...
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Colony of Jamaica and Dependencies was a British colony from 1655, when it was captured by the English Protectorate from the Spanish Empire. Jamaica became...
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caused by Carmen Sandiego and her henchman Rip Shipoff take place at Fort Charles, Jamaica. 15 2 "Hot Ice" Joe Barruso Michael Medlock February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)...
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The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is the combined military of Jamaica, consisting of an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard...
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Falmouth (Jamaican Patois: Falmot) is the chief town and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. It is situated on Jamaica's north coast 29 km (18...
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Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It has a popular large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood is...
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Two earlier forts had been established at the same site, one in 1640 by the Dutch, another in 1674 (Fort Charles) by the English. Fort Charles was abandoned...
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Saint Catherine Parish (redirect from St. Catherine, Jamaica)
Saint Catherine (Jamaican Creole: Sent Cyatrine) is a parish in the south east of Jamaica. It is located in the county of Middlesex, and is one of the...
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Jamaican cuisine includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavours and spices influenced by Amerindian, West African, Irish, English, French, Portuguese...
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Henry Morgan (redirect from Sir Henry Morgan, 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica)
year, Morgan oversaw the Port Royal militia and the defence of Jamaica; Fort Charles at Port Royal was partly constructed under his leadership. It was...
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in Jamaica on 1 August 1838. On 6 August 1962, Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom where both the Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III...
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Westmoreland Parish (redirect from Westmoreland, Jamaica)
Westmoreland is the westernmost parish in Jamaica, on the south side of the island. It lies south of Hanover, southwest of Saint James, and northwest...
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The Globe. January 17, 1913. p. 9. "Charles Millar's Jamaica Track". The Globe. May 1, 1912. p. 8. "Late Charles Millar Buried At Aylmer". Toronto Star...
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journey across the isthmus without incident, razing Fort San Lorenzo to the ground. On his arrival in Jamaica, Morgan was informed of a peace treaty that had...
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later in 1686, new English colonists from Jamaica came and settled. They were called back by the governor of Jamaica, but they ignored this order. In 1695...
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Saint Elizabeth Parish (redirect from Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica)
Saint Elizabeth, one of Jamaica's largest parishes, is located in the southwest of the island, in the county of Cornwall. Its capital, Black River, is...
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Roslindale Roslindale Square Roxbury Egleston Square Fort Hill Franklin Park (extends into Jamaica Plain and Dorchester) Nubian Square (formerly Dudley...
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Calico Jack (category People executed by the Colony of Jamaica by hanging)
Bonny. Rackham deposed Charles Vane from his position as captain of the sloop Ranger, then cruised the Leeward Islands, Jamaica Channel and Windward Passage...
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Fort Haldane is located near Port Maria in the parish of St Mary, Jamaica and was erected in 1759. It was named after General George Haldane, then Governor...
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Treasure Beach (category Beaches of Jamaica)
went on to become the name given to four bays in the surrounding area. Fort Charles Bay is the first beach you get to from Black River. The beach is 18 km...
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Jamaica Bay (also known as Grassy Bay) is an estuary on the southern portion of the western tip of Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York. The estuary...
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in Jamaica. Bank of Jamaica Currency Museum Bob Marley Mausoleum Bob Marley Museum Bustamante Museum Cecil Charlton Park Firefly Estate Fort Charles Museum...
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