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  • Collection: St. Thomas, Jamaica

Morant Point Lighthouse

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The Morant Point Lighthouse, Jamaica's oldest lighthouse, built in 1841 and located at the easternmost point of Jamaica. Repair work is being carried out on the lighthouse.

Barking Lodge Postal Agency, St. Thomas

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The small building which houses the post office in Barking Lodge, St. Thomas.

Yallahs Ponds in St. Thomas

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View of the twin salt ponds in Yallahs as seen from Orange Park.

Stony Gut, St. Thomas

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Photograph of a structure at Stony Gut, the birthplace of Jamaican National Hero, Paul Bogle.

Beach at Rocky Point, St. Thomas

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View of a beach at Rocky Point with three fishing boats and small ruined building in the water.

Cane crusher at Golden Grove Sugar Factory in St. Thomas

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A heavy duty cane crusher at the Golden Grove Sugar Factory in St. Thomas. The sugar company was started in 1924 and since 2015, Seprod Group of Companies became responsible for sale and distribution of sugar produced at the factory.

Morant Bay Cenotaph

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Cenotaph erected in the Morant Bay Square on March 1923 and dedicated in memory of those from the parish of St. Thomas who died in the Great War of 1914-1918. Also visible in the square is the Morant Bay Courthouse and Christ Church.

Morant Bay Courthouse

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The historic Morant Bay Courthouse, scene of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion. It was partially destroyed by fire in 2007 and the statue of Paul Bogle that was once prominently placed at the front of the building was removed for restoration and repairs.

Orange Park, St. Thomas

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The main house of the Orange Park coffee plantation in Yallahs, St. Thomas which eventually became home to the late Professor Basil Barrington Watson.

Small Yallahs Pond

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The smaller of the twin Yallahs salt ponds.