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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.
^ Florida's state gem, moonstone, was adopted to highlight Florida's role in the United States' Lunar program, which landed the first astronauts on the Moon. [81] ^ Since 1983, Massachusetts has had 3 other official state rocks: State Historical Rock (Plymouth Rock), State Explorer Rock (Dighton Rock), and State Building and Monument Stone . In ...
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is the department of the New York State government that maintains the state prisons and parole system. [1] There are 44 prisons funded by the State of New York, and approximately 28,200 parolees at seven regional offices as of 2022. [2] As of 2016 New York does not contract ...
Regions of New York as defined by the New York State Department of Economic Development. Regions in Upstate New York: 1. Western New York – counties : Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany
Rockland County is the second-southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York, after Richmond County. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population is 338,329, [ 4] making it the state's third-most densely populated county outside New York City after ...
The Statue of Hon. Edward Jordan (SWGP) The Statue of Sir Charles Metcalfe (SWGP) The Statue of Rt. Excellent Alexander Bustamante (SWGP) Forts and naval and military monuments. Fort Charles, Port Royal. Historic sites. Liberty Hall, 76 King Street. Port Royal and the Palisadoes. Public buildings.
Jamaica Avenue was an ancient trail for tribes from as far away as the Ohio River and the Great Lakes, coming to trade skins and furs for wampum. [15] It was in 1655 that the first settlers paid the Native Americans with two guns, a coat, and some powder and lead, for the land lying between the old trail and "Beaver Pond" (now filled in; what is now Tuckerton Street north of Liberty Avenue ...
The Geology of Jamaica is formed of rocks of Cretaceous to Neogene age. The basement consists of Cretaceous island arc and back-arc basin sequences that formed above a subduction zone. The cover is of mainly Eocene to Miocene shallow water limestones, that have been uplifted due to the presence of a restraining bend along the major strike-slip ...