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Black River from the Port

The Black River from the Port, looking upstream.

Black River was a flourishing port in the 18th and 19th centuries. This view of High Street records some of the buildings that date from that period.

A red and white striped fascia has been added to the front of an old building on the left of the photograph.

Entrance of the Black River Public General Hospital in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.

Members of the Black River John Canoe Band strike up a tune as the 'horse head' dances 'up a storm' in the front.

The postal agency in Black River, St. Elizabeth.

Black River school built by the Anglican church. Children sit on the step.

A view of the Black River in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

Business places in rural town. Black River. In the background is a hilly area filled with banana/plantain trees.