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A stone monument on the Palisadoes near to Port Royal records that “the first coconut tree was planted March 4, 1869 by John Norton Esquire Superintendent of the General Penitentiary”. Within 20 years 20,000 trees had been planted and flourished for a while, an ambitious project aimed at covering the Palisadoes in Coconut trees. Eventually disease destroyed them leaving only the stone monument.

			Falmouth Heritage Slide Show Falmouth became a bustling shipping port for Jamaica’s burgeoning sugar industry in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although it grew almost overnight, Falmouth’s rapid development was by no means haphazard –it is one of the best laid out Georgian towns in the world.



			Port Antonio – Heritage Slide Show Capital of the parish of Portland, Port Antonio is an attractive seaside town. With a combination of outstanding natural characteristics, like its twin harbours and Navy Island, and magnificent old buildings, ‘Porty’ is truly the jewel of Jamaica.



			Montego Bay Heritage Slide Show Since 1494 when Colombus explored the waters off its shore, Montego Bay has welcomed visitors from around the world. As Jamaica’s second city and the capital of the parish of St. James Montego Bay holds an array of interesting historic sites, hidden among its stellar tourist attractions.



			Black River Heritage Slide Show On Jamaica’s South Coast, St. Elizabeth’s busy capital, Black River, is named after the island’s longest waterway. The river meanders for 44-miles through the interior before spilling into the Caribbean Sea, near the town. In the 19th century, Black River was a thriving and prosperous shipping port. Today, this rural town holds numerous architectural delights such as stately official buildings and colourful gingerbread cottages with intricate fretwork designs.



			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.



			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.



			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.



			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.