Entrance to Castleton Gardens

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Title

Entrance to Castleton Gardens

Description

A view of one of the two main entrances to the Castleton Botanical Gardens, one of the oldest public garden in the western hemisphere. Built on land that was once a sugar plantation belonging to Colonel Castle, it became a botanical garden in 1862 to replace the garden at Bath, St. Thomas that was susceptible to frequent flooding.

Subject

Castleton (St. Mary, Jamaica); St. Mary (Jamaica); Gardens

Creator

Radcliffe Morgan (National Library of Jamaica)

Date

25-Jun-14

Source

NLJ Born-Digital Collection

Identifier

D0004484

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

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Citation

Radcliffe Morgan (National Library of Jamaica), “Entrance to Castleton Gardens,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed March 29, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/3241.