Did you know? The 1907 Destruction of Downtown Kingston, Jamaica

Over a century ago, in just 36 seconds, more than half of downtown Kingston, Jamaica was destroyed. Did you know that there is a monument marking the unmarked graves of 501 unidentified victims from that catastrophe? Let's go back in time.
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[@seonlawrence875]

This channel is a blessing to my existence

[@kool8kat8kace]

Thank you so much I live in America and after my father passed I have not been able to learn valuable information about my heritage and history, so I really appreciate this channel for shedding light and bring knowledge to the things I would like to know about my home country in Jamaica

[@SistaJCuisineandlifestyle]

Great information bro. Thanks for sharing

[@HummingbirdJa]

I have vague memory of reading a short overview of this deviststing earthquake years ago. However, somewhere in my head, I had thought there was only one devistating earthquake in Jamaica...the one that sunk most of Port Royal! How wrong I was! This is the first time I'm actually hearing details of this one, and that there is even a memorial for those that perished 😢 We need to keep in mind that earthquakes are frequently happing around the world now, so we ought to teach our young ones how to master survial skills should this happen again...lets face it, absolutely nowhere is immune from desasters now! Thank you for the history lesson Alex much appreciated.

[@EliteJamaica]

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[@jovinjoseph489]

Good day to everyone
Although it was sad I learnt a lot about Jamaica in those days ..There were also many people living in Jamaica around that time..Thanks for the information

[@tj6742]

'What a Ting" (as Papa would say ) I pray there won't be a repeat of this terrible day ever !
Big Up Boss !👍🏾

[@PaulaCalder-qb8wo]

Thanks for sharing I was unaware of such a earthquake happening in Kingston in 1907, the year before my mother's birth

[@lornabrooks2907]

A lot of things I didn’t know about the earthquake. For me new information learned. 🙏🏾👍🏽

[@EliteJamaica]

Thank you for watching

[@PCar-ff2vh]

Thanks for sharing this interesting video 😅❤❤❤❤

[@bisaiah9797]

Thank you. Peace.

[@colinamadden1909]

Very interesting and informative as is usual. Kudos to you and your team, Alex ❤❤

[@FFkW286]

Longer videos plz bro 🙏🏿
Respect fi this one still 🫡🫡

[@EliteJamaica]

Sometimes the information is limited family, thank you for watching, next video will certainly be longer

[@ar123..._]

Good to know here and see and get a fullness on what happened because all I knew was what my grandmother would tell me and she was not even born yet. She told me about a man by the name of red shirt and a woman with a red tie warning the city of the destruction to come, there was a policeman in the middle of crossroads she said he pointed at him and tell him by such and such a time you won't be there and and the woman would just go around and make a fret sound in judgment that the destruction was coming back 😔😮😊❤

[@vykx88]

The only thing ive heard growing up was how it leveled the city and that a lot of people died so thank you for adding a bit more details and context to it.

[@EliteJamaica]

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[@brendabrown7803]

That's the year my mom 's father was born in the parish of Manchester, thanks every time bro 🙏

[@godfreyosbourne3963]

Respect my fam 💯

[@nermasamuels3327]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@SuzeCee]

Thank you new information learned.

[@michaelsmith-ws2mb]

My grandmother was born in Kingston in 1906.her mother my great grandmother would tell her how devastating it wa. U can c in port rose were part of the town sank as a result. U can still c where it’ sank.

[@kennedysingh3916]

Back in the 1990's a photographic excebition was put on display at the Institute of Jamaica showing trilling details. Some of them showed what area looked like before which include down town Paraid which use to be an army camp.

[@EliteJamaica]

So true, I have more photos, even the bodies on the ground, but not suitable for youtube. I honestly could not differentiate the buildings as they were not labeled. Thanks for watching.

[@kennedysingh3916]

I also remember an artic picture of black natives looting among the rumbles and the soldiers firing at them.

[@vinnette4583]

Mr Elite can you give us a little histi about the cholera cemetery thanks

[@normalegister3786]

Interesting video. I did not know about the monument. Please tell me was this when the jamaican building code was introduced and most buiding started to be made from concrete?

[@lornabrooks2907]

That was huge and was very bad then. I wonder how would Jamaica withstand one of that magnitude now. Which we wouldn’t that to happen.

[@andrewhall6695]

There are two mass graves in May Pen cemetery

[@kennoybrown3946]

They say we overdue for one, hopefully that's not the case

[@tb22k]

Hi ❤

[@EliteJamaica]

Hi

[@tb22k]

@@EliteJamaica plz keep posting more about Jamaican history love it 🥰

[@EliteJamaica]

@tb22k Most certainly, thanks for watching.

[@brendabrown7803]

That's the year my mom 's father was born in the parish of Manchester, thanks every time bro 🙏