Morant Point Lighthouse
Morant Point Lighthouse is on the easternmost tip of Jamaica. Erected in 1841 by Kru men from Africa (who were among the free Africans brought to Jamaica in the period following emancipation), it is the oldest lighthouse on the island and the first cast iron lighthouse built in the Western Hemisphere. It was designed by Alexander Gordon and built by George Grove, later a leading writer on music. It is listed by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust as a historic monument, being "of considerable interest to historians of industrial technology".
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Morant Point Lighthouse
Morant Point Lighthouse is on the easternmost tip of Jamaica. Erected in 1841 by Kru men from Africa (who were among the free Africans brought to Jamaica in the period following emancipation), it is the oldest lighthouse on the island and the first cast iron lighthouse built in the Western Hemisphere. It was designed by Alexander Gordon and built by George Grove, later a leading writer on music. It is listed by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust as a historic monument, being "of considerable interest to historians of industrial technology".
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Alexander Gordon, designer; George Grove, contractor
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Morant Point Lighthouse.
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cast iron tower
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Morant Point Lighthouse
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tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
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Jamaica#Caribbean
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tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
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17.918452 -76.184297
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Morant Point Lighthouse is on ...... ans of industrial technology".
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Morant Point Lighthouse
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