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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: February 2, 2019
Caption: Additional history of the Cold Spring Estate
Additional Description: The small hotel at Cold Spring Estate includes many additional signs which describe the history of the property. This additional sign reads:

Welcome to the Cold Spring Works
Established around the 1750's, the large Barbecues that remain, attest to the volumes of Blue Mountain Coffee which were once pulped and dried on these grounds. Ruins of the pulpery, floating ponds and works can be seen on the property. The Cold Spring property was owned by Matthew Wallen, an Irishman who came to Jamaica in 1747 as a naval officer. Wallen grew and processed coffee, but he was also a botanist. He brought the bamboo to Jamaica from Hispaniola, and also such plants as water cress, nasturtiums, and dandelion. This Cold Spring property was described in 1793 as "well stocked with choice selections of introduced flowers, European trees and shrubs". The Heritage Gardens is a work in progress to tell a part of the history of coffee and horticulture in the Blue Mountains.
Submitted: March 3, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p465860
File Size: 3.730 Megabytes

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