Savanna-la-Mar, Saint James Parish, Cornwall County, Jamaica

History

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Savanna-la-Mar (commonly known as Sav-la-Mar, or simply Sav) is the chief town and capital of Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. A coastal town, it contains an 18th-century fort constructed for colonial defence against pirates in the Caribbean.

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History Savanna-la-Mar was originally established as a settlement in Spanish Jamaica.

In 1780, the town was completely destroyed by a powerful hurricane known as Savanna-la-Mar hurricane. It was rebuilt, as the port was important to the Atlantic slave trade as well as the sugar trade.

After Great Britain abolished slavery in 1833 and before the abolition of slavery in the United States in 1865, officials of the Caribbean colonies would sometimes order the examination of enslaved people that were held captive on American ships that came to its Caribbean ports. They were to choose between staying in the colony and working to gain their freedom, or remain captive on the ship sailing to the United States. In the cases of the Enterprise at Bermuda in 1835 and the Creole at Nassau in 1841โ€“1842, a total of more than 200 enslaved people gained freedom (by means unknown).

In at least one case, residents intervened and put themselves at risk to help others gain freedom. On 20 July 1855, Jamaicans boarded the United States brig Young America, which had put into Savann-la-Mar. They had learned that the cook, a man named Anderson (alias Nettles) had escaped slavery and therefore was considered to be a fugitive. They took him to shore, where he managed to gain freedom. (He boarded the ship with free papers in the name of Nettles.) The Jamaican magistrates did not interfere. The United States consul, R. Monroe Harrison (1768โ€“1858), complained to the British colonial government about the incident. He also published a letter in The New York Times a few days later warning shipmasters against having blacks as part of their crew on ships putting into Jamaica, at the risk of losing them.

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Savanna-la-Mar has a population of over 22,600 people. Savanna-la-Mar also forms the centre of the wider Cornwall County which has a population of over 600,581 people.

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Antipodal to Savanna-la-Mar is: 101.867,-18.217

Locations Near: Savanna-la-Mar -78.1333,18.2167

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Montego Bay -77.919,18.469 d: 36  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ St. Elizabeth -77.783,18.05 d: 41.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Falmouth -77.657,18.491 d: 58.8  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Manchester -77.533,18.05 d: 66.1  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Mandeville -77.5,18.033 d: 70  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Clarendon -77.283,18 d: 93  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Saint Ann Parish -77.259,18.323 d: 93.1  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ May Pen -77.245,17.965 d: 98  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Spanish Town -76.955,17.996 d: 126.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Portmore -76.874,17.954 d: 136.3  

Antipodal to: Savanna-la-Mar 101.867,-18.217

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sukabumi 106.926,-6.921 d: 18644.7  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Singaparna 108.11,-7.35 d: 18630.6  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Tasikmalaya 108.198,-7.316 d: 18622.6  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bogor 106.797,-6.597 d: 18616.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ciamis 108.353,-7.326 d: 18615.2  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Cilacap 109,-7.733 d: 18617.1  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Cimahi 107.555,-6.871 d: 18611.1  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bandung 107.571,-6.877 d: 18610.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Ciapus 106.467,-6.267 d: 18595.7  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Depok 106.823,-6.394 d: 18594.9  

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