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Rio Cobre Dam, St. Catherine
Sign on a wall at the Rio Cobre Dam that was recommissioned on September 18, 1995 by the Honourable P.J. Patterson, then Prime Minister of Jamaica. The Rio Cobre Dam was reconstructed after the original dam was destroyed by the flood of May 21, 1991.
Old King's House, Spanish Town
View of the ruins of the Old King's House in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, taken from the St. Catherine Parish Council office.
Old Court House, Spanish Town
Ruins of the Georgian building that once housed the Court House in the Spanish Town Square. Before the Court House was built in 1819, the site was originally a cemetery, then later a chapel and then an arsenal. The building was destroyed by fire in…
Bog Walk Railway Station
Photograph of the railway station in Bog Walk that was constructed around 1895.
Pinnacle, St. Catherine
Ruins of Leonard Howell's great house located at Pinnacle in the hills of St. Catherine. The Rastafarian community at Pinnacle was started by Leonard Howell, "the first rasta" and founder of Rastafarianism.
Rio Cobre Dam
The Rio Cobre Dam during a period of drought in 2014.
St. Catherine Parish Council Office (interior)
Interior of the St. Catherine Parish Council Office in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
Worthy Park Estate entrance
A tractor being driven by factory workers through the entrance of the Worthy Park Estate. At the entrance are palm and other trees as well as an old equipment that was once used on the estate.
