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History. Scenes in Kingston after the 1882 fire. Map of Kingston, 1897. Kingston was founded on 22 July 1692, [10][11] shortly after the 1692 earthquake that devastated Port Royal in 1692; the original section of the city which was situated at the bottom of the Liguanea Plains was laid out to house survivors of that earthquake. [12]
Kingston was founded in 1692 after Port Royal, at the mouth of the harbour, was destroyed by an earthquake. The core of the old city is a consciously planned rectangle with streets in a grid pattern. In 1703 the city became the commercial capital, and in 1872 the political capital, of Jamaica.
The idea of Kingston becoming the capital of Jamaica was first put forward by the Governor of Jamaica, Admiral Charles Knowles. Historians have pointed out that somewhere around the mid eighteenth century he sought to have the capital city moved from Spanish Town to Kingston.
Founded in 1693, under English rule, Kingston became the prosperous center of Jamaica 's trade, and a trans-shipment port for goods and slaves bound for Latin America. Fires in 1862 and 1882 extensively damaged the city, and an earthquake in 1907 killed 800 people and destroyed numerous buildings.
In this article, I examine one period of the history of slavery in Kingston, from when the slave trade in Jamaica was at its height, from the early 1770s through to the early nineteenth century, and then after the slave trade was abolished but when slavery in the town became especially important.
Throughout its history, Kingston developed from a small town into an ever -expanding city, becoming the permanent capital of Jamaica in 1872. Although the smallest parish, Kingston is today, the most densely populated and is seen as the
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kingston, Jamaica . Prior to 19th century. 1692 – 7 June: The Jamaica earthquake destroys Port Royal due to heavy liquefaction and a tsunami; around 5,000 are killed there. Residents resettle nearby thus establishing Kingston. [ 1] 1690s – Parish Church built (approximate date). [ 2]