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Rockfort, [a] located east of Kingston, Jamaica, [1] in an area previously known as Harbour Head, [2] is the ruins of a 17th century rock fort that was once surrounded by a moat. [3] First the site of a British rock fort, [1] it was fortified in 1694 to protect the eastern edge of Kingston against an invasion by the French.
The Great Barbican Estate. Tamarind Lodge. Old Hanover Gaol/Old Police Barracks, Lucea. Tryall Great House, and Ruins of Sugar Works. Forts and naval and military monuments. Fort Charlotte, Lucea. Historic sites. Blenheim – Birthplace of National Hero – The Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante.
Rockfort (Kingston, Jamaica) / 17.9751694°N 76.758250°W / 17.9751694; -76.758250. Rockfort is a community in Kingston, Jamaica that is bounded by Long Mountain range to the north, the sea and Springfield Gardens to the south, Mountain View and Rollington Town to the west, and Harbour View to the east. [1]
This is a list of plantations and pens in Jamaica by county and parish including historic parishes that have since been merged with modern ones. Plantations produced crops, such as sugar cane and coffee, while livestock pens produced animals for labour on plantations and for consumption. Both industries used the forced labour of enslaved ...
Milk River Bath. : 17.8538671°N 77.3523653°W. Milk River Bath. Milk River Bath is mineral spa in the South West corner of Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. Owned by the Government of Jamaica since its opening in 1794, it now has about 6 public baths and a hotel with about 20 bedrooms. It claims that its warm waters are more radioactive than some ...
This home at 2316 Melrose St., in Rockford, is on the market for $120,000.
Hibbert House. Hibbert House, 79 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica. / 17.973646; -76.790727. Hibbert House, also known as Headquarters House, is the head office of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. It is located at 79 Duke Street in Kingston, Jamaica. It was built in 1755 by Thomas Hibbert, a wealthy English merchant, to serve as his residence.
Four decades ago, a rare earth processing plant on France's Atlantic coast was one of the largest in the world, churning out materials used to make colour televisions, arc lights and camera lenses.