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How Did Carr Gate Gets It’s Name – Vincent Samuels

Photo of Carr District, birth place of James “Dick” Richards (1872 – 1965)

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New Savannah which borders Carr District, is part of the vast white plantocracy and slave estate spanning from Paynes Town to Kepp. In the absence of the Bye Pass Road from the Public Works Department (PWD) now National Works Agency (NWA) main road at Paynes Town through Cottage District to the intersection of the main road at four roads – near Sefton Hamilton’s (deceased) shop that was constructed and meandered through lands owned by Ernest Wakeland, J.P...

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