Colombus Park - Discovery Bay, Jamaica
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Colombus Park is located in Discovery Bay, a town in Saint Ann Parish on the northern coast of Jamaica. This spot commemorates Columbus’ visit to Jamaica in 1494.
Waymark Code: WMV37K
Location: Jamaica
Date Posted: 02/15/2017
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Columbus Park is an open-air historical and archaeological museum, set on 3 acres of Discovery Bay, overlooking the ocean. The museum features a wide range of artefacts which were excavated when the Kaiser Bauxite processing plant was developed.
Artefacts include: a section of aqueduct from a sugar estate; a water wheel; the engine carriage from a train which was used to transport sugar; Cannons; an Arawak canoe; a "tally" (the tool used to count bananas, made famous by the song "come Mr Tally-Man".
The museum has recently been remodelled and now includes a bar and a branch of the popular jerk restaurant "Scotchies". There are also ambitious plans to further develop the museum in the future.
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