Old Harbor

Old Harbor
Old Harbor
Coordinates	17 ° 56 '40 "  N , 77 ° 6' 34"  W Coordinates: 17 ° 56 '40 "  N , 77 ° 6' 34"  W
Basic data
Country	Jamaica
county	Middlesex
Parish	Saint Catherine
surface	12 km²
Residents	28,665 (2010)
density	2,382.8  Ew. / km²

Old Harbor is a middle town in the south of Jamaica . The city is located in the Parish of Saint Catherine in County Middlesex . In 2010 the population was 28,665 people.

history

Old Harbor was founded by Spanish sailors under the name Puerto de Esquivella . The place was used for them to build ships, despite the fact that the city was quite far inland. In the 16th century the place was conquered by English colonialists and got its current name Old Harbor.

Industry and Commerce

The largest power plant in Jamaica is located in Old Harbor, which is primarily responsible for supplying power to the island's most important industrial center, in Saint Catherine Parish and its capital Spanish Town . The historic train station in Old Harbor is an important hub for freight traffic. From there the only railway line runs to the nearby airport and seaport in Port Esquivel . These are the main places on the island for the export of sugar and bauxite .

Historic Buildings

There is an iron bell tower in the center of the city. This was built at the beginning of the 17th century, shortly after the conquest by the English.

To the northwest of Old Harbor is Colbeck Castle . The castle was built in 1680 by John Colbeck, a colonel in the British Army, as a protection against Spanish soldiers.

The St. Dorothy's Anglican Church is located two miles from Old Harbor. The Anglican Church , built in 1681, was built from wood, stone and bricks by the English Colonel Thomas Fuller and his wife Catherine.

The Old Harbor Railway Station was built in 1871. The two-story main building was built in the Georgian style .

sons and daughters of the town

• Omar Cummings , international professional footballer

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Old Harbor. Presentation on VisitJamaica.com ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2011 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. 
3. ↑ Travel and Cultrure: Old Harbor
4. ↑ Colbeck Castle - Jamaican National Heritage ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2011 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. 
5. ↑ St. Dorothy's Anglican - Jamaican National Heritage ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2011 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. 
6. ↑ Old Harbor Railway Station - Jamaican National Heritage ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.