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Stonehenge, Jamaica
Stonehenge is a town in northwest Jamaica. Namesake Stonehenge is the name of the district in the southwestern most part of Saint James parish in Jamaica. It is also a village within that district. Sometimes written as Stone Henge. See - https://www.geonames.org/11494910/stonehenge.html for the District or see - https://www.geonames.org/3488388/stonehenge.html for the village within the district. The other Stonehenge is an area within the Sawyers and Kinloss Districts of Trelawny parish in Jamaica. https://www.geonames.org/3488387/stonehenge.html Transport It was served by a railway station on the national railway system. Education Orange Hill All Age School is just west of the crossroad. As of 2010 the school has three teachers and about 70 students. See also * Railway stations in Jamaica All railway stations in Jamaica closed in October 1992 when passenger traffic abruptly ceased. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Jamaica
All railway stations in Jamaica closed in October 1992 when passenger traffic abruptly ceased.The rise and fall of railways in Jamaica, 1845-1975 - Pg18 Journal of Transport History - March 2003 They are here listed by branch and distance from Kingston. In some cases elevation (height above sea level) is also shown. The resumed operating passenger services in July 2011, before ending them again in August 2012 due to financial difficulties. __TOC__ Kingston to Montego Bay main line ...
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