FACTS about PORTLAND you probably did not know. (History of Portland, Jamaica)

FACTS about PORTLAND you probably did not know. (History of Portland, Jamaica)
#portland #jamaica #portantonio
The parish of Portland can be found at the north-eastern tip of Jamaica…it is situated to the north of St. Thomas and to the east of St. Mary. Portland is approximately 814 square kilometres in size. The parish is rugged, steep, and densely forested with stunning fortress-like mountains, that merges into the Blue Mountains, Jamaica highest mountain range. What we know today is that the parish of Portland came about long ago, from the amalgamation of two parishes…namely, the parishes of St. George and St. Thomas. The original parish of Portland was created in 1723, by order of the then Governor, Duke of Portland. Hence the parish was named in his honour.
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Sources
Brown, Beryl. A Short History of Portland. Kingston: Ministry of Education Publications Branch, 1976. Print. Jacobs, H.P. The West Indian Review “The Parishes of Jamaica: Portland”. Jamaica information service. Portland. A Series of “Parish Profiles”. Kingston: JIS, 1990. Print. Jamaica National Heritage Trust “St. Andrew Heritage Sites”. Web Wed May 28 2014. Jamaica National Heritage Trust - Jamaica Senior, Olive. Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage. St. Andrew: Twin Guinep Publishers Ltd, 2003. Print. Sibley, Inez Knibb. Dictionary of Place - Names in Jamaica. Kingston: The Institute of Jamaica, 1978. Print.
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  • @george7950
    @george7950 Жыл бұрын

    # @13:19 Captain Baker would make $3625 if he sold the 1450 stems of bananas at $2:50 from a 25¢ purchase price and $4712.50 if at $3:25 per stem.

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, stay blessed

  • @lotstarbuic8395

    @lotstarbuic8395

    Жыл бұрын

    Funny enough this history of Baker exporting bananas to Boston is one of a few pieces of history that was correctly taught in 4th form in high school.

  • @cynthiadunlap1914

    @cynthiadunlap1914

    Жыл бұрын

    I want to come live in Jamaica 😊❤I love it there and love the people

  • @hustlerzentertainment222

    @hustlerzentertainment222

    Ай бұрын

    @@cynthiadunlap1914 come and stay with me

  • @andrethomas7584
    @andrethomas7584 Жыл бұрын

    I am Proud to be a member of Portland community 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲👑👑👑👑👑👑 Long Live the Maroons of this Parish its time we take back what is truly ours.

  • @teslyndawkins9192
    @teslyndawkins9192 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting information. I think you should be rewarded for the contributions you are making to educating us about our history

  • @rohanwelsh9944

    @rohanwelsh9944

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes indeed I did not learn about this in school it was hidden from us. 🇯🇲🇺🇲

  • @randomladyontheinternet777
    @randomladyontheinternet777 Жыл бұрын

    I love Portland so much, our land is beautiful and the people keep much of their African influence. Thank you as always for your time and educational content 💛🖤💚

  • @biblereadingoutreach2284
    @biblereadingoutreach2284 Жыл бұрын

    Was in 🇯🇲 this last September, and 🚗 drove around the lovely❤ coast of 🌴Portland🏖😊👍

  • @hillaryeloisecoombs-connel7762
    @hillaryeloisecoombs-connel77629 сағат бұрын

    I wold also like to add you did a great job... Thanks for this education

  • @ellihall2266
    @ellihall2266 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this information. I was born in Port Antonio. Left to England at 12 years old. I am very grateful for all this about where I am from. 🤗👍✌️

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @donnamiller631
    @donnamiller631 Жыл бұрын

    My older sister and I lived in Port Antonio with our grand parents, aunt and three cousins for three years before migrating to Canada. It's so nice to learn about a place that I didn't know much about since my sister and I came to Canada at the ages of 11 and 9.

  • @Lisa-fv7pp
    @Lisa-fv7pp7 ай бұрын

    My beautiful hometown ❤️🙏🏾

  • @patriciabrown8757
    @patriciabrown8757 Жыл бұрын

    Portland one of the most beautiful parish in Jamaica I would gave it number 1 when it comes to difference river and fall s the green nature wonderful history

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    So true

  • @george7950
    @george7950 Жыл бұрын

    Blessed love Alex. 🇯🇲🇺🇲

  • @user-bx2jh4hn8u
    @user-bx2jh4hn8uКүн бұрын

    Very interesting 👌 ❤❤

  • @mamajenskitchen1880
    @mamajenskitchen1880 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Alex for this fascinating historical story about Portland in Jamaica very interesting wish you could do more history on trelawney my birth parish blessings from England

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching, yes Trelawny will also be covered. Bless

  • @sonianickle7649

    @sonianickle7649

    Жыл бұрын

    @@EliteJamaica Thanks you Alex and your teams wonderful work May God continue to bless you guys 🙂🙂

  • @henryc2578
    @henryc25785 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much for this history lesson. I really appreciate it. Portland and St Mary are the only two parishes I have never been to.

  • @dorehb7679
    @dorehb7679 Жыл бұрын

    My birth place awesome. Very lush and beautiful place 🙏❤️

  • @oneilblake4657
    @oneilblake4657 Жыл бұрын

    Wah the whole country a wait pon fi subscribe??? Love this chanel!

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Blessings Bro, thanks for watching

  • @hughgrant4778
    @hughgrant47785 ай бұрын

    Brilliant documentary, thank you so much

  • @AAHomeGardening
    @AAHomeGardening9 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed this documentary

  • @lotstarbuic8395
    @lotstarbuic8395 Жыл бұрын

    @ 3:59 my understanding is that a protestant family of 15 were given the power to own 400 acres as long as he "bought" 74 of our ancestors to enslave.

  • @lotstarbuic8395

    @lotstarbuic8395

    Жыл бұрын

    Also how is it that the whites were given the privilege to exponentially increase there wealth in land from from 30 acres but blacks/mulatto/indians were not offered the same right 🤔...smh

  • @lifeinmygreenhouse

    @lifeinmygreenhouse

    5 ай бұрын

    This is so sobering 😢

  • @lenomescreation6619
    @lenomescreation6619 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I leave Jamaica young and did'nt learn much about our history so this is very interesting to learn. I hope you can do one on Manchester.

  • @altheawhyte2328
    @altheawhyte2328 Жыл бұрын

    The more I learn from your videos, the more I appreciate my island that has accommodated me and our friendly nation after history of hardships💯♥️

  • @My_Yout
    @My_Yout Жыл бұрын

    Thanks as always for the history lesson.

  • @patj2205
    @patj2205 Жыл бұрын

    THANKS FOR SHARING. 23/05/10

  • @Rockmoney
    @Rockmoney Жыл бұрын

    This channel needs to be more promoted. Great job General Salute

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Blessings

  • @SJ20830
    @SJ208305 ай бұрын

    Excellent research my brother..

  • @dorettepatterson6588
    @dorettepatterson6588 Жыл бұрын

    Good report Alex, you really did your research. Proud of you.😊

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching

  • @marciahutchinson9444
    @marciahutchinson9444Ай бұрын

    Very interesting

  • @BrittJAM23
    @BrittJAM23 Жыл бұрын

    Bro you are so inspiring! Don’t stop, we love history but u mek luv 2 it.

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol a who tell you.

  • @rohanwelsh9944
    @rohanwelsh9944 Жыл бұрын

    Good morning 🌄 big up your self and safe travels 🇯🇲🇺🇲

  • @sainty876
    @sainty876 Жыл бұрын

    Nice...would like to see a history of Black RIver and a video on the history of St. Elizabeth too

  • @Nuvision19
    @Nuvision19 Жыл бұрын

    Spoiled portlander here...There is no place like Portland. I remember the banana trade being in full effect as a little girl...my grandmother and Aunt used would make banana flour from the excess; summerccamp on steriods...

  • @Nuvision19

    @Nuvision19

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HummingbirdJa Where in Portland did you visit?

  • @okievepradoful
    @okievepradoful Жыл бұрын

    Been waiting for this

  • @okievepradoful

    @okievepradoful

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HummingbirdJa how comes it didn't come up and I subscribe

  • @marlenerichards4454
    @marlenerichards4454 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome information. Thanks for sharing and informing us of our history.

  • @yvonne9802
    @yvonne9802 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful thank u sooo much for this information, I learned a lot even though I have never been to Portland 👏👏👏

  • @godislove1076
    @godislove10767 ай бұрын

    Im a kingstonian but i love Portland.

  • @faylinchristie5490
    @faylinchristie5490 Жыл бұрын

    I love what Elite is doing.....you are educating us in history lessons. We are learning a lot from this channel

  • @naomic9814
    @naomic9814 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much for your history...I am one step forward with intelligence...🤔🤔🤔🤗🤗🤗

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching

  • @ValElsie1951
    @ValElsie1951 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Alex for your historical history. I have learned so much about Jamaica since I came across you . I left ja as a girl thank you for all your teachings. You must have spent hrs into doing such research to be able to educate us. Thank you very much, stay blessed uk

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so for your support, yes it takes days sometimes that's why I only upload one or two videos per week.

  • @godfreyosbourne3963
    @godfreyosbourne3963 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot my brother, i was waiting for this video, honestly respect i am always learning. Out there my brother ALEXX 🔥💯🌟💥🔯💥💯🔥

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Blessings family

  • @vilmabeckford1483
    @vilmabeckford1483 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Alex for the history lesson. I appreciate them so much, never know about them when I was going to school in Jamaica. Much grace to you Alex

  • @ortegasimpson3607
    @ortegasimpson3607 Жыл бұрын

    I am from Portland --Hope Bay,Grand Mother was a descendant of the Maroons.Your history of Portland is lovely, could not stop watching your video.Thank you so much,you were born with a gift--Historian.Have been a dedicated subscriber for a long time-watching from Toronto ❤

  • @junejohnson2248
    @junejohnson2248 Жыл бұрын

    Blessings Alex 🙌 🙌 glad yuh got the answer ..big math dummy here 😆 🤣

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching

  • @paulg3012

    @paulg3012

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey June, what you doing here? Big up yourself. I just learned a lot from Alex right here, I wish this was a series because there is a lot more things he didn't get into probably. Bless up.

  • @junejohnson2248

    @junejohnson2248

    Жыл бұрын

    Paul G..I'm everywhere 😆 🤣..It's like I can't hide lol 😆 I love this channel..I learned a lot from Alex ..nuff love ❤️

  • @khadineevita
    @khadineevitaАй бұрын

    My Grandparents, Mother, and most of my maternal side is from Portland, i spent my summers there when i was a teenager

  • @michellesamuels1700
    @michellesamuels1700 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for Teaching us about Our History . 💯❤️🙏🇯🇲.

  • @--christine
    @--christine Жыл бұрын

    A very interesting video, thank you Alex for your time and effort well done.

  • @marsha-leegoodwin9044
    @marsha-leegoodwin9044 Жыл бұрын

    Blessings Alex

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Blessings Marsha lee

  • @claudettealexander5204
    @claudettealexander5204 Жыл бұрын

    I cannot get enough of your history. I really like your history.

  • @kathyjohnson8304
    @kathyjohnson83048 ай бұрын

    Very interesting history. Jamaica is beautiful. 🇯🇲

  • @paulg3012
    @paulg3012 Жыл бұрын

    Nice one on Jamaica's best parish. Wish you were doing a part 2. Great job bredren.

  • @alishiajames9323
    @alishiajames9323 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic info as usual. Just one slight correction to what you said at the very end. The queen you refered would be "Queen Consort" to King George VI. Queen Elizabeth the first was much earlier (ruling from 1533 - 1603)

  • @viviancrawford6395
    @viviancrawford639511 ай бұрын

    Vivian Crawford: Portland all the way!!!

  • @Directprocessor
    @Directprocessor Жыл бұрын

    The atrocity of Britain really blows my mind

  • @joycewedderburn295
    @joycewedderburn295 Жыл бұрын

    Great information about the parish! I am a proud Portlander.

  • @neeshh384
    @neeshh38410 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this. I was born in Portland but did not know our history. I left over 30 years ago and barely know much. So, I watch a lot of videos to keep me up to date.

  • @philliplyn2692
    @philliplyn2692 Жыл бұрын

    Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

  • @patj2205
    @patj2205 Жыл бұрын

    THANKS FOR SHARING.

  • @richardwilliams3839
    @richardwilliams3839 Жыл бұрын

    See how Jamaica bless

  • @richardwilliams3839
    @richardwilliams3839 Жыл бұрын

    And rich in history

  • @kennoybrown3946
    @kennoybrown3946 Жыл бұрын

    Nanny Town can be seen from Moore Town as a pointed tip along the blue mountain range. I think there is still a trail to it tho.

  • @user-zg7gz5rv7t
    @user-zg7gz5rv7t6 ай бұрын

    Can you do a video like this about the history and facts of the parish of St Thomas? Thanks

  • @kawyahgaradi
    @kawyahgaradi Жыл бұрын

    Brother! You have an excellent channel. Congratulations

  • @Caribbeanminds
    @Caribbeanminds Жыл бұрын

    The money part of history mi LOVE!!! That would be around $3000 plus dollars!! Love this.. follow the money rude boy👏🏾

  • @maxinesamuels3638
    @maxinesamuels363811 ай бұрын

    My Parish.

  • @noblegirl1991
    @noblegirl1991 Жыл бұрын

    Went to Portland a few days ago. I like the beaches there

  • @shakamellow5224
    @shakamellow5224 Жыл бұрын

    This chanel is wonderful

  • @theodorebradshaw9352
    @theodorebradshaw935211 ай бұрын

    Bradshaw's and Thaxters are from the parish of Portland.

  • @mosesthomas3976
    @mosesthomas3976 Жыл бұрын

    i always wonder how my fammily have so much land.

  • @adventurecreations3214
    @adventurecreations3214 Жыл бұрын

    Very nicely done. I would love to see a short amount of information with video of modern Jamaica to compare to the historical pictures.

  • @jasonbrumley2649
    @jasonbrumley2649 Жыл бұрын

    Respect

  • @caroljackson5049
    @caroljackson5049 Жыл бұрын

    So my 2x great grandfather had 30 acres in Melrose near Swift River. I wonder if it was a land grant?

  • @sealie15

    @sealie15

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably check it out 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇲

  • @theodorebradshaw9352

    @theodorebradshaw9352

    Жыл бұрын

    My great grand had a lot of land in swift river... Bradshaw's

  • @barbaramorgan78
    @barbaramorgan78 Жыл бұрын

    Hello Alex great job as always .. how is your eye surgery coming along

  • @marviahuntercudjoe2444
    @marviahuntercudjoe2444 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the history of Portland. Is the road leading from Muirton River to Faint Weh accessible? Beautiful view and lush vegetation in this section of Portland. Hopefully, the road to this section of Portland has improved. Long overdue. Blessings

  • @Cooyah888
    @Cooyah888 Жыл бұрын

    Portland is saturated to the North of both St. Andrew and St. Thomas. Great video overall.👍🏾👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾

  • @survivalmuzickofficial1907
    @survivalmuzickofficial190710 ай бұрын

    General

  • @annetteavella2995
    @annetteavella2995 Жыл бұрын

    Somewhere in archives around the world I am sure there are pictures of what some of those plantations structures were like.

  • @MrGorgefla
    @MrGorgefla11 ай бұрын

    We understand what you said about the 400 acres but this is proof that WS is just a construct. Thank you for your research. So expanded and named for William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd duke of Portland?

  • @kymoneg
    @kymoneg Жыл бұрын

    Very very interesting interesting program about my adopted parish. Just one correction though. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was not Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I lived in the 1500s. She was Queen in her own right because her father was King Henry VIII. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon became known as Queen Elizabeth (or Queen Mum, seeing that she had the same name as her daughter) just because she married King George VI. King George's daughter Elizabeth was Queen Elizabeth II because her father was King.

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    Жыл бұрын

    Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was the last Empress of India from her husband's accession 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947. After her husband died, she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother,to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

  • @kymoneg

    @kymoneg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@EliteJamaica Yes, she was Queen...because she was married to the King. She was not Queen Elizabeth I...who was not married to anyone. Queens Elizabeth I and II were considered queens regnant because they were the head...rulers of England. While Queen Mum was a queen, she was not the head of England. Her husband was, which is why after he died, Queen Elizabeth II took over.

  • @kymoneg

    @kymoneg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HummingbirdJa Yes, she was Queen, but what I was correcting was the statement in the video that she was Queen Elizabeth I, which she was not. Queen Elizabeth I lived in the 1500s. What you said is also what said.

  • @jamaicayardlife3887
    @jamaicayardlife3887 Жыл бұрын

    🇯🇲✌

  • @Gradnaimi
    @Gradnaimi Жыл бұрын

    Anyone know about the Hall family in portland?

  • @ivorpennycooke2433
    @ivorpennycooke2433 Жыл бұрын

    Cynthia ...can lease/sale residential lot in caenwood portland..or farm land 3arcs/lot

  • @gdisprint2928
    @gdisprint2928Ай бұрын

    Does anyone know the Andersons, smiths, and adina palmer

  • @bettydavis9454
    @bettydavis9454 Жыл бұрын

    You have East and West portland

  • @naturalmystics-kd9vt
    @naturalmystics-kd9vt Жыл бұрын

    You should be given many government Award when the government is giving out honorary awards every your you more than deserve it

  • @hillaryeloisecoombs-connel7762
    @hillaryeloisecoombs-connel77629 сағат бұрын

    What a profit! The Rich rich will always be richer and the poor poorer

  • @sealie15
    @sealie15 Жыл бұрын

    The government rationed food to settlers and slaves 🤔 That’s interesting 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇲

  • @kaylabuckley2817
    @kaylabuckley28175 ай бұрын

    For the 1450 bunches he bought for .25c, He spend a total of $ 362.50 So because you did not say a quantity of how much (bunch) was sold for $2.50 I did the math for the whole 1450 bunches. Each bunch that was sold for 2.50 would leave him a total of $3625. So he made $ 3263.50 in profit after deducting the amount he had spend. Now if he had sold all 1450 for $3.25 per (Stem)he would made a total of $4712.50 and after deducting the amount was spend he would have made a profit of $4350 for all 1450 bunches/stems. But I guess we will never know the exact amount that was actually made since we don’t know how many bunches was sold for $2.50 and how many stems was sold for $3.25.

  • @EliteJamaica

    @EliteJamaica

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank You for taking the time out to reply. It is highly commendable of you considering, the video was uploaded over a year ago. I hope you enjoyed watching it, as much as I enjoyed making the video.

  • @Food77356
    @Food77356 Жыл бұрын

    nothing About ORANGE BAY

  • @kevindanger7921
    @kevindanger7921 Жыл бұрын

    Wrong maroon picture you show that is Charles town maroons

  • @ryansterling4030
    @ryansterling4030 Жыл бұрын

    Jamaica people please research your history my jamaica people do you know that all the street names in jamaica and all the parishes in jamaica is named of a European slave owner/ colonizers

  • @veronicaosbourne3776

    @veronicaosbourne3776

    Жыл бұрын

    Good job Alex 👏

  • @rasjunie
    @rasjunie Жыл бұрын

    The pirate of the Caribbean was also Black not white....