Constant Spring, Jamaica
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Constant Spring | |
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  Constant Spring | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′22.8″N 76°45′44.03″W / 17.973000°N 76.7622306°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| City | Kingston |
| Parish | St Andrew |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Constant Spring is a residential neighbourhood in the north of Kingston, Jamaica.
Constant Spring plantation
[edit]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
[edit]Constant Spring is referred to in a string of mid-1970s songs, Trinity's "Three Piece Suit", Lee Perry and Junior Dread's "Sufferer's Heights", and Althea and Donna's "Uptown Top Ranking".
References
[edit]- ^ 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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