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Kingston Heritage Slide Show
Jamaica’s capital city is a potpourri of delightful sights, sounds and smells. As the cultural capital of the Caribbean, it teems with things to do and to see. From Port Royal to Hope Road, uptown to downtown, Kingston is the place to experience the island’s past, heritage, and people. |
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Spanish Town Heritage Slide Show
The oldest continuously occupied city in the West Hemisphere, Spanish town served as Jamaica’s capital city between 1534 and 1872. The British, copying the original Spanish layout, built the city’s main square. This square has been the site of many important events in the country’s history, notably the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation from the steps of King’s House. Beyond the plaza are small streets and lanes lined by ancient red brick buildings and quaint cottages with jalousie windows. To visit the town is to walk through Jamaica’s rich history. |
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Royal Navy
The British Royal Navy occupied Port Royal for almost three hundred years, from 1655 to 1905. Today, over a century later, the British Navy is still very much a part of Port Royal. Throughout the town, you will find reminders of the navy’s time at Port Royal, including many old buildings and memorials. |
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The Sunken City
During the 1980s, a team of scientists and archaeologists from Texas A&M University Nautical Archaeology Program, the Jamaica National Heritage Trust Archaeological Division and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, conducted one of the most important studies of Port Royal’s sunken city. The team completely excavated the five submerged buildings in Kingston Harbour. In and around, the buildings they also found and collected several artefacts from 17th Century Port Royal. |
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