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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QL4_fort-montego-history_Montego-Bay-Saint-James-Parish.html
The fort was originally built in 1750; it was then known as Fort Frederick, later as Fort George. Fort Montego designed by European engineers, was built by enslaved Jamaicans to guard the town of Montego Bay.Built in the shape of a polygon, the tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QL3_fort-montego-armoury_Montego-Bay-Saint-James-Parish.html
All forts had buildings in which weapons and ammunition were kept safe. These were known as armouries and were heavily fortified buildings. The thick walls provided protection from direct hits, even the roof is built from cut stone to deflect shot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QKU_cannons_Montego-Bay-Saint-James-Parish.html
Cannons were used in forts for the defence of harbours. Fort Montego had seventeen (17) cannons mounted in its heyday. Three (3) remain, two (2) dated 1810 and one (1) 1813.These are cast iron cannons manufactured by the Carron and Company Works i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QHO_montego-bay-history_Montego-Bay-Saint-James-Parish.html
The area was settled by the Taino. Columbus arrived in 1494 on the 2nd voyage, anchored in the bay and called it Golfo de Buen Tiempo or the Gulf of Good Weather. The Spanish used it to ship Manteca or Lard from the slaughtering of wild hogs. The …
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