The Rev. John Radcliffe, Preacher, teacher and poet. Died 7th Sept. 1892. After residing 44 years in the island. Erected by some admirers of his genius and personal worth as a mark of their high esteem. Damaged by earthquake Jan. 1907 . . . — — Map (db m200946) HM
St Andrew's Scots Kirk
The Presbyterian St Andrew's Scots Kirk church
is a national monument. Octagonal in shape, the church's
gallery is supported by 12 Ionic mahogany pillars, and the
roof boasts another 12 mahogany pillars of . . . — — Map (db m200944) HM
Fort Charles, built in 1656, is the oldest fort in Jamaica. Originally named Fort Cromwell, it was renamed in 1662 to honour Charles II, restored King of England. The original armament of 10 guns was increased to 36 in 1667 and to 104 in 1765. When . . . — — Map (db m92249) HM
The machinery of this factory was erected by the engineers of H.M.S. "Aboukir" Steam up April 20th 1865 J. Harwood Chief Engr Pr Cracroft. C.B. Commodore — — Map (db m92388) HM
In Memory of Lucas Barrett F.G.S. F.L.S. Director of the Jamaican Geological Survey From 1859 to 1862 Who died while conducting underwater research off Port Royal on December 19, 1862 aged twenty five years. Erected by The Geological Society of . . . — — Map (db m92247) HM
The 1907 Earthquake Port Royal On January 14, 1907 at about 3:30 a.m. a severe earthquake occurred which affected the Kingston-Port Royal area. In Port Royal the shock caused the still standing walls of the sunken city to collapse. The most . . . — — Map (db m92410) HM
Message to the Governor of Jamaica from the Secretary of State for the Colonies 16th November 1918. Now that the War has been brought to a victorious conclusion I desire on-behalf of his Majesty's Government to express to the people of Jamaica and . . . — — Map (db m92395) WM
Built around 1818, the Historic Royal Naval Hospital is an early example of the use of cast iron in construction. It was designed by a team headed by naval architect Edward Holl and constructed using the labour of enslaved Africans. The . . . — — Map (db m92248) HM
Once called the "richest and wickedest city in the world," Port Royal was also the virtual capital of Jamaica. To it came men of all races, treasures of silks, doubloons and gold from Spanish ships, looted on the high seas by the notorious "Brethren . . . — — Map (db m91193) HM
Built in the 18th century as a penny lodging and bar serving the population of Port Royal including the british sailors and soldiers stationed at Fort Charles. During the last century it was managed by a chinese family who remained in control until . . . — — Map (db m92387) HM
Grand Barbecue This is the largest of the four barbecues used to dry coffee from 1776. Stone walls were built in the 18th century by slaves. — — Map (db m129932) HM
The Honourable Robert Nesta Marley O.M. (1945-1981) Born on February 6, 1945, in Rhoden Hall, Nine Miles, St. Ann, Robert Nesta Marley took Reggae music and its message into the hearts of millions worldwide. His voice represented the . . . — — Map (db m129890) HM
George William Gordon Circa December 1815 – October 23, 1865
George William Gordon was born to an enslaved African woman and a Scottish father who owned several plantations, including Cherry Garden Estate, St. Andrew. His freedom from . . . — — Map (db m201743) HM
Norman Washington Manley
July 4, 1893 - September 2, 1969
Norman Manley was born in the parish of Manchester
and was a most outstanding and influential lawyer. He
identified himself with the cause of workers during
the Labour Rebellion . . . — — Map (db m202290) HM
Paul Bogle
Circa 1820 - October 23, 1865
Paul Bogle was born into slavery in the parish of St. Thomas and gained freedom with the emancipation of slavery in 1838. He acquired substantial property and
was a Deacon in the Native Baptist . . . — — Map (db m202285) HM
Rita Marley O.D. (Nama Afua Addobea 1) Founder of The Bob Marley Museum Internationally, the name Marley has become synonymous with reggae music and the culture of Jamaica. The talented young Rita Anderson, who was raised from childhood in . . . — — Map (db m129929) HM
Samuel Sharpe
Circa 1801 - May 23, 1832
Samuel "Daddy” Sharpe was born as an enslaved
person in Montego Bay, St. James. He worked in the
fields and later in the Plantation house. His superior intellectual and oratorical skills, . . . — — Map (db m201745) HM
Sir William Alexander Bustamante
February 24, 1884-August 6, 1977
Sir Alexander Bustamante, "Busta” or "The Chief",
was born in the parish of Hanover and rose to
prominence after writing letters to the newspapers
about the harsh social . . . — — Map (db m202289) HM
Nanny or "Queen Mother" is believed by some
historians to have been born in West Africa of Asante
origin and escaped from slavery after being brought
to Jamaica. She was the outstanding military leader of
runaway enslaved Africans known as . . . — — Map (db m200948) HM
The Order of National Hero was created by the
National Honours and Awards Act, which was passed
by Parliament in 1969. The highest of the five
Jamaican Orders of the Societies of Honour, the Order
of National Hero is given only to Jamaican . . . — — Map (db m200951) HM
Chattanooga Cane Mill This type of cane mill fitted with corrugated metal rolls, was first produced in 1897, and is still in production. Cane is passed from front to rear, through one aperture and returned through the other thus receiving two . . . — — Map (db m130104) HM
This stone from Knapdale Estate, St. Ann, shows the coat of arms of the Clan Campbell of Argyll, used by the earliest recorded owner of Knapdale Duncan Campbell (1772-1791) a descendant of the first Duke of Argyll. — — Map (db m130138) HM
A botanical investigation of 1956 revealed that the enclosed area, undisturbed for centuries because of its inaccessibility and its rocky soil, had preserved the indigenous plant life as it must have appeared in 1494 in which year Christopher . . . — — Map (db m105155) HM
Logwood Scale This scale was located at Pantrepant in the Parish of Trelawny. It was used to weigh logwood, which was utilized extensively as a dyestuff from the 16th century, and was among Jamaica’s prime exports from that time until the . . . — — Map (db m130106) HM
Planet Locomotive This Planet Locomotive equipped with a horizontally opposed 4 cylinder 2 stroke 20 hp diesel engine was last in operation at Inswood Estate. It was used to haul sugar cane from field to factory and was capable of a maximum . . . — — Map (db m130105) HM
Sugar Sugar was introduced to the New World by Columbus on his 2nd voyage. In 1493, he took canes from Gomera in the Canaries to Hispaniola. It is recorded that Francisco Garay, Spanish Governor in 1527, built a mill and made good sugar. The . . . — — Map (db m129957) HM
Ocho Rios Fort The Ocho Rios Fort is one of the oldest buildings in Ocho It was originally built in the 17th century and was strengethned in 1780 when Jamaica was experiencing an attack from French forces. Its unique location allows . . . — — Map (db m129718) HM
The Last Stone
The humble workers who built this wall in 1976 left a space at the top and asked that the last stone be laid when Africa became free. The Freedom of Africa was an integral part of the vision espoused by Marcus Mosiah Garvey. . . . — — Map (db m201545) HM
All forts had buildings in which weapons and ammunition were kept safe. These were known as armouries and were heavily fortified buildings. The thick walls provided protection from direct hits, even the roof is built from cut stone to deflect shots . . . — — Map (db m92386) HM
Cannons were used in forts for the defence of harbours. Fort Montego had seventeen (17) cannons mounted in its heyday. Three (3) remain, two (2) dated 1810 and one (1) 1813. These are cast iron cannons manufactured by the Carron and Company Works . . . — — Map (db m92379) HM
The fort was originally built in 1750; it was then known as Fort Frederick, later as Fort George. Fort Montego designed by European engineers, was built by enslaved Jamaicans to guard the town of Montego Bay. Built in the shape of a polygon, the . . . — — Map (db m92385) HM
This tablet commemorates Jamaica’s achievement of independence on the 6th of August, 1962, and the visit of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon and The Earl of Snowdon to Montego Bay on the 8th of August, 1962. — — Map (db m129887) HM
Montego Bay On 9th May 1494, Christopher Columbus arrived in Montego Bay during his second exploratory voyage to the New World and named it “Golfo de Buen Tiempo” (Fair Weather Gulf). Following the Spanish colonization of the island . . . — — Map (db m201741) HM
Montego Bay Civic Centre The Montego Bay Civic Centre was redeveloped by the
Urban Development Corporation (UDC) for the St. James Parish Council, from the ruins of the old burnt-out courthouse built in 1804 The UDC carried out this project . . . — — Map (db m129885) HM
The area was settled by the Taino. Columbus arrived in 1494 on the 2nd voyage, anchored in the bay and called it Golfo de Buen Tiempo or the Gulf of Good Weather. The Spanish used it to ship Manteca or Lard from the slaughtering of . . . — — Map (db m92252) HM
The Old Hospital Park
The St. James Hospital, built on the site of an earlier facility, the St. James General Marine Hospital, was opened on November 28, 1929. The Hospital, at that time, was considered a state-of-the-art medical facility . . . — — Map (db m201549) HM
Sam Sharpe was enslaved on both the Croydon Plantation and at a property in Montego Bay in St. James. He was owned by Samuel Sharpe, Esquire, Attorney. He was a man of exceptional intelligence and a Baptist lay preacher. He believed all men were . . . — — Map (db m129853) HM
The Cage The cage dates back to 1806. A belfry was built in 1811. In about 1823 this was replaced with todays building of bricks and mortar. The Cage was used as an overnight lockup for vagrants, drunks, runaways and plantation slaves . . . — — Map (db m129717) HM
Castleton Botanical Formal Garden
Castleton Botanical Gardens was established on the 19th of November 1862
as a result of dissatisfaction with the site at Bath, St. Thomas. Castleton
Gardens then became one of the greatest gardens of the . . . — — Map (db m200710) HM
Castleton Botanical Gardens
In 1787, Captain Bligh took command of the Bounty and sailed to
Tahiti to obtain breadfruit trees. The infamous Mutiny on the
Bounty occurred and the ship never reached the Caribbean. After
Bligh's exoneration, . . . — — Map (db m200679) HM
Castleton Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens were primarily established to serve as scientific or
horticultural institutions with the purpose of storing documented
collections of living plants that were to be used for scientific . . . — — Map (db m200681) HM
Castleton Botanical Gardens Story
Jamaica's indigenous people, the Tainos, named the island 'Xayamaca,'
Land of Wood and Water. Christopher Columbus arrived in 1494, and the
Spanish settled and ruled for 150 years. They developed sugar . . . — — Map (db m200709) HM
Welcome to Castleton Botanic Gardens
Castleton Botanical Garden is one of the oldest public gardens in the western
hemisphere. This lush garden covers 10 hectares of land that was once a sugar
plantation owned by Englishman Colonel Castle. . . . — — Map (db m200706) HM
Welcome to the Palmetum
William Fawcett introduced 32 palm species into the Palmetum including
the Royal Palm of Cuba, from which the Tainos used to make musical
instruments. Today you can still see approximately 19 palm . . . — — Map (db m200714) HM
Welcome to the Wag Water River Walk This takes us along the banks of the river through the lush garden. The river is one of Jamaica's most beautiful
rivers, which rises in the mountains of St. Andrew, flows for just over 36 . . . — — Map (db m200705) HM
Erected by Parish subscriptions March 1923
In memory of Charles Afflick · David Anderson · Ezekiel Blake · William Blake · James Broughton · Lewis Brown · Duncan Campbell · Obediah Davidson · Zaccariah Davis · Theophilus Downer · John M. Ellis . . . — — Map (db m201372) WM
In remembrance of Paul Bogle George William Gordon and the 437 Jamaican Martys of October 1865 who fell because they loved freedom In gratitude from the generations who now witness that they did not die in vain October 1965 Here in June 1965 . . . — — Map (db m201495) HM
Falmouth was the first municipality to have piped
water in the Americas, even before New York City.
Starting in 1798, the Falmouth Water Company supplied
water to the town and ships in the harbour. The company
bought lands on the Martha Brae . . . — — Map (db m245322) HM
Originally founded in 1769, Falmouth grew
through the end of the eighteenth century to
be the major port and the seat for the Parish of
Trelawny, one of the most productive sugar
parishes in Jamaica. Historically dominated by
merchants and . . . — — Map (db m245317) HM