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Rodney Memorial Statue
Statue of Admiral George Bridges Rodney in the Rodney Memorial Square, Spanish Town.
Sign at Bog Walk Gorge
A sign on a stone wall at Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine showing the flood level on August 16, 1933 after heavy rains. The stone wall was completed in 1874.
Rio Cobre Dam, St. Catherine
Sign on a wall at the Rio Cobre Dam that was recommissioned on September 18, 1995 by the Honourable P.J. Patterson, then Prime Minister of Jamaica. The Rio Cobre Dam was reconstructed after the original dam was destroyed by the flood of May 21, 1991.
Old King's House, Spanish Town
View of the ruins of the Old King's House in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, taken from the St. Catherine Parish Council office.
Old Court House, Spanish Town
Ruins of the Georgian building that once housed the Court House in the Spanish Town Square. Before the Court House was built in 1819, the site was originally a cemetery, then later a chapel and then an arsenal. The building was destroyed by fire in…
Festival and fried fish, bammy, lobster and Red Stripe - Hellshire Beach, St. Catherine
Persons preparing fried fish, festival, bammy and lobster in one of the restaurants along Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine.
Bog Walk Railway Station
Photograph of the railway station in Bog Walk that was constructed around 1895.
Pinnacle, St. Catherine
Ruins of Leonard Howell's great house located at Pinnacle in the hills of St. Catherine. The Rastafarian community at Pinnacle was started by Leonard Howell, "the first rasta" and founder of Rastafarianism.
Balm Yard at Pinnacle
View of the Pinnacle Balm Yard. The structure is made of bamboo and has a thatched roof made of banana leaves. Several signs are on the walls of the structure and there is a Rastafarian flag on the roof.