Constant Spring, Jamaica
Constant Spring is a residential neighbourhood in the north of Kingston, Jamaica.
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Coordinates: 17°58′22.8″N 76°45′44.03″W | |
Country | Jamaica |
City | Kingston |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Constant Spring plantation
Constant Spring plantation was one of the Regimental Plantations. It was developed by Lt.-Colonel Henry Archibold during the military occupation following the English invasion of Jamaica. Commander William Brayne described it as "one of the best plantations in the island".[1]:136
Popular culture
Constant Spring is referred to in a string of mid-1970s songs, Trinity's "Three Piece Suit and Thing", Lee Perry and Junior Dread's "Sufferer's Heights", and Althea and Donna's "Uptown Top Ranking".
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References
- Otremba, Eric (2012). "Enlightened Institutions: Science, Plantations, and Slavery in the English Atlantic, 1626-1700". University Digital Conservancy. University of Minnesota.
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