Nanny Town
Abandoned Maroon Village in Saint Thomas, Jamaica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old Nanny Town was a village in the Blue Mountains of Portland Parish, north-eastern Jamaica, used as a stronghold of Jamaican Maroons (escaped slaves). They were led in the early 18th century by an Ashanti escaped slave known as Granny Nanny, or Queen Nanny. The town held out against repeated attacks from the colonial militia before being abandoned in 1734.[2]
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Nanny Town | |
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Coordinates: 18.0683°N 76.5242°W / 18.0683; -76.5242[1] | |
Country | Jamaica |
Parish | Saint Thomas |
Founded | c1700 |
Destroyed | 1734 |
Founded by | Nanny |
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