Saint John is one of the

parishes of Grenada The Caribbean island country of Grenada is divided into regions known as parishes. A parish defines a territorial unit or region that, historically, was usually an area under the pastoral care served by a local church as an ecclesiastical adm ...

. Its capital is

Gouyave Gouyave is the capital and largest town in the parish of St John, Grenada. It is located on the west coast of the island of Grenada. History Originally called Charlotte Town after Queen Charlotte of Britain, it was renamed Gouyave by the French ...

. Fishing is the main industry.

is also home to Grenada's biggest

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factory and also the Dougladston Estate, an old

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plantation. There is almost no tourism in this parish of Grenada, with only a few small guesthouses such as the Mango Bay Cottages in Woodford.

History

In 1889, an iron bridge was built on a new boulder bank between Gouyave and the neighbourhood of Florida. On November 8, 1897, there were heavy rains in the parish, which nearly flooded the Gouyave River. On December 6, 1897, the Gouyave-Florida boulder bank and stone bridge were destroyed. Gouyave was also known as Charlotte town.

Constituency

References

Parishes of Grenada {{Grenada-geo-stub