Sligoville is a town established in 1835 as the first free village in Jamaica. Located in the northwestern part of St. Catherine, it takes it name from Howe Browne's rank of 2nd Marquess of Sligo. He is said to have been pro-Africans getting their freedom in Jamaica. Sligo constantly argued with his peers in the House […]
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