Scott's Hall is one of the four official towns of the
Jamaican Maroons
Jamaican Maroons descend from Africans who freed themselves from slavery on the Colony of Jamaica and established communities of free black people in the island's mountainous interior, primarily in the eastern parishes. Africans who were ensl ...
. It is located in
Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
Saint Mary is a parish located in the northeast section of Jamaica. With a population of 114,227 it is one of Jamaica's smallest parishes, located in the county of Middlesex. Its chief town and capital is Port Maria, located on the coast. It ...
.
Scott's Hall is one of the towns belonging to the Windward Maroons, which are situated along the
Blue Mountains (Jamaica). While
Moore Town
Moore Town is a Maroon settlement located in the Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains of Portland, Jamaica, accessible by road from Port Antonio. The easternmost Maroon town, Moore Town is located in the eastern end of the parish. Formerly ...
is in the easternmost part of the mountain range,
Charles Town, Jamaica is more centrally located. However, while Moore Town and Charles Town are situated in
Portland Parish
Portland, with its capital town Port Antonio, is a parish located on Jamaica's northeast coast. It is situated to the north of St Thomas and to the east of St Mary in Surrey County. It is one of the rural areas of Jamaica, containing part ...
, Scott's Hall is on the westernmost edge of the range in St Mary. The only Leeward Maroon town in Jamaica is
Accompong Town, located in the western
Cockpit Country. However, the Returned Maroons of
Cudjoe's Town (Trelawny Town) now live just outside
Maroon Town, Jamaica.
History
Originally, the largest Windward Maroon town was
Crawford's Town, located high in the Blue Mountains. However, a leadership conflict between
Quao and Edward Crawford in 1754 resulted in the destruction of Crawford's Town. Scott's Hall was established by supporters of Quao in 1749, and when a conflict five years later resulted in the destruction of Crawford's Town, more supporters of Quao were relocated to Scott's Hall.
However, upon the establishment of Scott's Hall, white superintendents assum