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Method of excavation used at Port Royal after 1692

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Diagram showing the method of excavation used at Port Royal after the 1692 earthquake.

Organ loft - St. Peter's Church - Port Royal

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Interior of the St. Peter's Anglican Church building showing the organ loft.

Plumb Point Lighthouse

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Photograph of the Plumb Point Lighthouse (built in 1853) with the ruins of two brick structures alongside the lighthouse. It is located at Great Plumb Point near the entrance of the Kingston Harbour.

Port Royal by Kidd ca. 1840

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A view of Port Royal taken from the harbour.

Port Royal excavation

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Drawing showing method used by divers of Port Royal and elsewhere in the West Indies for raising small vessels.

Port Royal main road

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"Main road, which leads to Port Royal, becomes a lake whenever it rains. The heavy rains this week showed this as vehicles struggled to get through the water."

Port Royal. early morning light

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Early morning painting of a section of Port Royal in Kingston, Jamaica.