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

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

# @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]

Thank you so much, stay blessed

[@lotstarbuic8395]

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]

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

[@hustlerzentertainment222]

@@cynthiadunlap1914 come and stay with me

[@andrethomas7584]

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.

[@randomladyontheinternet777]

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 💛🖤💚

[@teslyndawkins9192]

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

[@rohanwelsh9944]

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

[@biblereadingoutreach2284]

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

[@patriciabrown8757]

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]

So true

[@donnamiller631]

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.

[@george7950]

Blessed love Alex. 🇯🇲🇺🇲

[@ellihall2266]

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]

Thank you

[@dorehb7679]

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

[@oneilblake4657]

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

[@EliteJamaica]

Blessings Bro, thanks for watching

[@Rockmoney]

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

[@EliteJamaica]

Blessings

[@mamajenskitchen1880]

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]

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

[@sonianickle7649]

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

[@lenomescreation6619]

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.

[@BrittJAM23]

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

[@EliteJamaica]

Lol a who tell you.

[@dorettepatterson6588]

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

[@EliteJamaica]

Thanks for watching

[@naomic9814]

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

[@EliteJamaica]

Thanks for watching

[@altheawhyte2328]

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]

Thanks as always for the history lesson.

[@paulg3012]

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

[@yvonne9802]

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

[@lotstarbuic8395]

@ 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]

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]

This is so sobering 😢

[@Nuvision19]

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]

@@HummingbirdJa Where in Portland did you visit?

[@rohanwelsh9944]

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

[@marlenerichards4454]

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

[@hillaryeloisecoombs-connel7762]

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

[@sainty876]

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

[@okievepradoful]

Been waiting for this

[@okievepradoful]

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

[@ValElsie1951]

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]

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

[@godfreyosbourne3963]

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

[@EliteJamaica]

Blessings family

[@faylinchristie5490]

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

[@Lisa-fv7pp]

My beautiful hometown ❤️🙏🏾

[@ortegasimpson3607]

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 ❤

[@vilmabeckford1483]

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

[@hughgrant4778]

Brilliant documentary, thank you so much

[@--christine]

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

[@SJ20830]

Excellent research my brother..

[@patj2205]

THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@user-bx2jh4hn8u]

Very interesting 👌 ❤❤

[@junejohnson2248]

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

[@EliteJamaica]

Thanks for watching

[@paulg3012]

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]

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 ❤️

[@michellesamuels1700]

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

[@marsha-leegoodwin9044]

Blessings Alex

[@EliteJamaica]

Blessings Marsha lee

[@claudettealexander5204]

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

[@henryc2578]

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.

[@joycewedderburn295]

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

[@philliplyn2692]

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

[@marciahutchinson9444]

Very interesting

[@AAHomeGardening]

I enjoyed this documentary

[@kawyahgaradi]

Brother! You have an excellent channel. Congratulations

[@patj2205]

THANKS FOR SHARING. 23/05/10

[@Directprocessor]

The atrocity of Britain really blows my mind

[@neeshh384]

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.

[@kathyjohnson8304]

Very interesting history. Jamaica is beautiful. 🇯🇲

[@adventurecreations3214]

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

[@shakamellow5224]

This chanel is wonderful

[@richardwilliams3839]

See how Jamaica bless

[@alishiajames9323]

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)

[@khadineevita]

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

[@godislove1076]

Im a kingstonian but i love Portland.

[@kennoybrown3946]

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.

[@barbaramorgan78]

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

[@richardwilliams3839]

And rich in history

[@jasonbrumley2649]

Respect

[@viviancrawford6395]

Vivian Crawford: Portland all the way!!!

[@mosesthomas3976]

i always wonder how my fammily have so much land.

[@noblegirl1991]

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

[@Caribbeanminds]

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

[@user-zg7gz5rv7t]

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

[@theodorebradshaw9352]

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

[@caroljackson5049]

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

[@sealie15]

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

[@theodorebradshaw9352]

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

[@Cooyah888]

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

[@marviahuntercudjoe2444]

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

[@maxinesamuels3638]

My Parish.

[@annetteavella2995]

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

[@MrGorgefla]

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?

[@ivorpennycooke2433]

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

[@survivalmuzickofficial1907]

General

[@jamaicayardlife3887]

🇯🇲✌

[@kymoneg]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@Gradnaimi]

Anyone know about the Hall family in portland?

[@gdisprint2928]

Does anyone know the Andersons, smiths, and adina palmer

[@bettydavis9454]

You have East and West portland

[@hillaryeloisecoombs-connel7762]

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

[@sealie15]

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

[@naturalmystics-kd9vt]

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

[@kaylabuckley2817]

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]

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.

[@DorchlidFood]

nothing About ORANGE BAY

[@kevindanger7921]

Wrong maroon picture you show that is Charles town maroons

[@rasjunie]

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

[@ryansterling4030]

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]

Good job Alex 👏