March 27, 2016

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DID YOU KNOW? – Vincent Samuels

March 27, 2016 Posted in Newsletters No comments

That Black River Harbour which is landlocked by Parottee Point to the east and Luana Point to the west, is the only landlocked harbor in Jamaica and the Caribbean? The Harbour Master in Kingston, capital city in Jamaica has during approaching weather disturbances such as hurricanes; use Black River Harbour to berth seagoing vessels until the danger is passed.
That Black River which is 44 miles long, is the largest river in Jamaica?
That the first Moravian Missionaries that came to Jamaica, landed in Black River in the 1700s and that the region around Kepp Slave Estate had been the base for the Moravian Church’s Mission in Jamaica since 1757?
That Farquharson’s Wharf – now owned by Hendricks and Company, was once a thriving slave market where Slave Owners from Kepp, Paynes Town, Hopeton...