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Kingstown, Saint George, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Lesser Antilles in the West Indies)
 

Kingstown Old Public Library

 
 
Kingstown Old Public Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 22, 2015
1. Kingstown Old Public Library Marker
Inscription. The Carnegie Old Public Library building, established in 1909, is hereby declared a Protected National Heritage Site with effect from the 4th day of February 2009 under the provisions of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Trust (Amendment) Act No. 37 of 2007.
 
Erected 2009.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
 
Location. 13° 9.175′ N, 61° 13.381′ W. Marker is in Kingstown, Saint George. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Saint Vincent World War I Monument (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Kingston Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Fort Charlotte (approx. 1.9 kilometers away in Saint Andrew); King Jugbo-Jugbo Fem (approx. 2 kilometers away in Saint Andrew); Welcome to Fort Charlotte (approx. 2.1 kilometers away in Saint Andrew); Byera Tunnel (approx. 16.2 kilometers away in Charlotte).
 
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Kingstown Old Public Library cornerstone laid September 1907. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 22, 2015
2. Kingstown Old Public Library cornerstone laid September 1907.
Wide view of Kingstown Old Public Library marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 22, 2015
3. Wide view of Kingstown Old Public Library marker
The marker is to the left of the front door, seen through the fence.
Kingstown Old Public Library additional marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, April 22, 2015
4. Kingstown Old Public Library additional marker
The library was restored in 1995.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 763 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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