Accompong Town

Maroon Capital · St. Elizabeth

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The best-known Maroon community in Jamaica, set in the Cockpit Country hills of St. Elizabeth parish. Accompong was established after the 1739 peace treaty between the Leeward Maroons, led by Cudjoe, and the British, which granted the Maroons self-government over their territory. The community celebrates its founding each year on 6 January with a festival of drumming, abeng blowing, food, and oral history that draws visitors from across Jamaica and the diaspora.

Contact Information

Address: Accompong, St. Elizabeth

Website: https://www.google.com/search?q=Accompong+Town+Maroon+St+Elizabeth+Jamaica

About culture in Jamaica

Jamaica is a cultural superpower — birthplace of reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, and dub. The Bob Marley Museum in Kingston and Bob Marley Mausoleum at Nine Mile in St. Ann are pilgrimages for fans worldwide. Devon House National Heritage Site, Trench Town Culture Yard, and the National Gallery tell the Kingston story. Up north, Rose Hall Great House, Greenwood Great House, and Falmouth's Georgian streets reveal the plantation past. Port Royal, the old pirate capital, sits at the end of the Palisadoes peninsula.

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