Sligoville

Free Village · St. Catherine

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Hillside village in St. Catherine parish, established in 1835 as the first so-called free village in the British Empire, founded by Baptist minister James Phillippo to resettle formerly enslaved people emancipated under the 1834 Emancipation Act. Named after the Marquis of Sligo, the governor who supported emancipation, Sligoville is an important site in the history of Jamaica's post-emancipation village movement and remains a living community today.

Contact Information

Address: Sligoville, St. Catherine

Website: https://www.google.com/search?q=Sligoville+Free+Village+St+Catherine+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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