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Hopewell, Hanover
Hopewell is a settlement and fishing village in Hanover Parish, Jamaica, Hanover Parish, Jamaica, located 15 kilometres west of Montego Bay. It is the location of Round Hill Hotel and Villas, a historic beachfront resort. A small fleet of fishing boats operates from the beach to the west of the center of town. Old Steamer Beach Hopewell is the location of Old Steamer Beach, west of the main center of the parish. The skeleton of the ''U.S.S. Caribou'', a wood hull steamer dating from 1887 that washed off its mooring from Mobay, is still located on the beach. The ship's hull and timber remains sat just under the low tide waterline. The remains of the boiler stands a few feet above the water. Image:Hopewell Hanover Jamaica steamer east Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg Image:Hopewell Hanover Jamaica bird Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg Image:Hopewell Hanover Jamaica old steamer steamship wreck Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg Image:Hopewell Hanover Jamaican fish Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg Hopewell is a sc ...
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Hopewell Hanover Jamaica Fishermen 2 Photo D Ramey Logan
Hopewell may refer to: Places Barbados *Hopewell, Christ Church *Hopewell, Saint Thomas Canada * Hopewell Parish, New Brunswick * Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick * Hopewell Rocks, a tourist attraction new Hopewell Cape * Hopewell, Newfoundland and Labrador * Hopewell, Nova Scotia Jamaica *Hopewell, Clarendon *Hopewell, Hanover *Hopewell, Manchester *Hopewell, Saint Andrew *Hopewell, Saint Ann *Hopewell, Saint Elizabeth *Hopewell, Westmoreland South Africa *Hopewell, KwaZulu-Natal United States Alabama *Hopeful, Alabama, formerly Hopewell *Hopewell, Cherokee County, Alabama *Hopewell, Cleburne County, Alabama *Hopewell, DeKalb County, Alabama *Hopewell, Jefferson County, Alabama *Hopewell, Lee County, Alabama *McCord Crossroads, Alabama, formerly Hopewell *West Greene, Alabama, formerly Hopewell Arkansas *Hopewell, Baxter County, Arkansas *Hopewell, Boone County, Arkansas *Hopewell, Cleburne County, Arkansas *Hopewell, Greene County, Arkansas *Hopewell, Lawrence County ...
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Hopewell Hanover Jamaica Round Hill Resort Photo D Ramey Logan
Hopewell may refer to: Places Barbados *Hopewell, Christ Church *Hopewell, Saint Thomas Canada * Hopewell Parish, New Brunswick * Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick * Hopewell Rocks, a tourist attraction new Hopewell Cape * Hopewell, Newfoundland and Labrador * Hopewell, Nova Scotia Jamaica * Hopewell, Clarendon *Hopewell, Hanover * Hopewell, Manchester * Hopewell, Saint Andrew * Hopewell, Saint Ann * Hopewell, Saint Elizabeth * Hopewell, Westmoreland South Africa * Hopewell, KwaZulu-Natal United States Alabama * Hopeful, Alabama, formerly Hopewell * Hopewell, Cherokee County, Alabama *Hopewell, Cleburne County, Alabama * Hopewell, DeKalb County, Alabama * Hopewell, Jefferson County, Alabama * Hopewell, Lee County, Alabama *McCord Crossroads, Alabama, formerly Hopewell *West Greene, Alabama, formerly Hopewell Arkansas *Hopewell, Baxter County, Arkansas *Hopewell, Boone County, Arkansas *Hopewell, Cleburne County, Arkansas *Hopewell, Greene County, Arkansas *Hopewell, ...
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Hanover Parish, Jamaica
Hanover () is a parish located on the northwestern tip of the island of Jamaica. It is a part of the county of Cornwall, bordered by St. James in the east and Westmoreland in the south. With the exception of Kingston, it is the smallest parish on the island. Hanover is the birth parish of Alexander Bustamante, labour leader, first head of government of Jamaica under universal suffrage, and one of seven Jamaican National Heroes. Its capital is Lucea. History The region was initially under Spanish control as a colony until 1655, when Spain relinquished control to the English. Over time, parishes were formed to govern the island. The parish would go unnamed for many decades even though many of the towns existed. Hanover was established on 12 November 1723. It is the second smallest parish in Jamaica and was established from parts of Westmoreland and St James parishes. It was named in honor of the British monarch, George I, who was a member of the German House of Hanover. ...
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and southeast of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory). With million people, Jamaica is the third most populous English-speaking world, Anglophone country in the Americas and the fourth most populous country in the Caribbean. Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston is the country's capital and largest city. The indigenous Taíno peoples of the island gradually came under Spanish Empire, Spanish rule after 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 Africans to Jamaica as slaves. The island remained a possession of Spain, under the name Colo ...
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Montego Bay
Montego Bay () is the capital of the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, Jamaica, Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to over half a million people. As a result, Montego Bay is the second-largest anglophone city in the Caribbean, after Kingston. Montego Bay is a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise line terminal and several beaches and resorts. The city is served by the Donald Sangster International Airport, the busiest airport in the Anglophone Caribbean, which is located within the official city limits. The city is enclosed in a watershed, drained by several rivers such as the Montego River. Montego Bay is referred to as "The Second City", "MoBay" or "Bay". Toponymy Christopher Columbus named the bay of Montego, ''Golfo de Buen Tiempo'' ("F ...
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Round Hill Hotel And Villas
The historic Round Hill Hotel and Villas resort near Montego Bay in Hopewell, Hanover, Jamaica opened in 1952. It is located on a peninsula and has entertained many celebrities and politicians including John F. Kennedy, Ralph Lauren, Paul Newman and Bob Hope. Ian Fleming was a frequent guest at Round Hill during his time in Jamaica. History Round Hill was conceived by John Pringle and Liz Pringle (nee Liz Benn) as a private haven for celebrities. Twenty-nine acres of the estate's land were set aside for the resort. Investors supplied money to build a hotel, and built their own cottages on the site. Shareholders have included Noël Coward, Adele Astaire, Bill Paley, Oscar Hammerstein, Francis H. McAdoo, and Clive Brook. Regular guests included Princess Margaret, Grace Kelly and Clark Gable. Cole Porter regularly sang in the bar. Oscar Hammerstein wrote The Sound of Music here. John and Jackie Kennedy spent their honeymoon in Villa 10. Round Hill has been host to the '' ...
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