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

Kingstown Old Public Library

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 and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 13° 9.175′ N, 61° 13.381′ W. Marker is in Kingstown, Saint George. It is at the intersection of Halifax Street and Granby St and River Rd on Halifax Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is one of the Lesser Antilles

on the Caribbean Sea,

in in the Atlantic Ocean,

in North America,

in the Western Hemisphere,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

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 Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,148 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.