Jacob's Ladder (St. Helena)
| Jacob's Ladder | |
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 Jacob's ladder (view of Jamestown) |
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| Data | |
| place |
Jamestown Half Tree Hollow |
| Construction year | 1829 (1871) |
| Coordinates | 15 ° 55 '32.2 " S , 5 ° 43' 9.1" W |
The Jacob's Ladder ( English Jacob's Ladder ) is a 1871 incurred, 699 stages comprehensive rise on the island of St. Helena . It connects Jamestown at the foot of Half Tree Hollow on the Ladder Hill ( German Head Hill ).
Climbing is part of the annual Saint Helena Festival of Running .
The Jakobsleiter is under the highest monument protection .
history
The staircase was originally laid out in 1829 as a horse-powered cable car and was the first in the world. It was particularly useful for moving large quantities of dung from Jamestown to the surrounding fields.
Web links
- Information on the Jacob's ladder (English)
- Entry of Jacob's ladder in the Saint Helena Historic Environment Record (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jacob's Ladder. Saint Helena Island Info. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ↑ a b The Ladder - None - Grade 1. Saint Helena Historic Environment Record. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Festival of Running ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. St Helena Tourism, accessed October 19, 2017.
- ↑ Jacob's Ladder Saint Helena Island info, accessed October 19, 2017.
