Black River
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Black River is a coastal town in Cornwall County, Jamaica, historically known as one of the island’s oldest ports and an early adopter of electricity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black River canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | Jamaican dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | early adopter of electricity in Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center for Saint Elizabeth Parish
ⓘ
market town ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
among the first places in the Caribbean to have electric street lighting
ⓘ
among the first towns in Jamaica to have electricity ⓘ one of Jamaica’s oldest ports ⓘ |
| hasPort | Black River port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
commercial center for Saint Elizabeth Parish
ⓘ
export point for logwood and rum ⓘ major shipping port for sugar ⓘ |
| isCoastalTown | true ⓘ |
| isParishCapitalOf | Saint Elizabeth Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Cornwall County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Elizabeth Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | south coast of Jamaica ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Jamaica Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTerrainFeature | southwestern coast of Jamaica ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Black River (Jamaica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cornwall County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Elizabeth Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
access point to Black River safari tours
ⓘ
heritage buildings ⓘ historic waterfront ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | −5 ⓘ |
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