Golden Grove, Jamaica

Golden Grove
Location of Golden Grove in Jamaica

Golden Grove is a settlement in the parish of Saint Thomas, Jamaica. It has a population of 3,057 as of 2009.[1] It was established in 1734 as a sugar estate by Andrew Arcedeckne Attorney General of Jamaica,[2] and was subsequently run by his son Chaloner Arcedeckne.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaica: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  2. ↑ B. W. Higman (2005). Plantation Jamaica, 1750-1850: capital and control in a colonial economy. University of the West Indies Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-976-640-165-8. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Jamaica Historical Society (1972). The Jamaican historical review. p. 46. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

Coordinates: 17°55′59″N 76°16′12″W / 17.933°N 76.270°W / 17.933; -76.270


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