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The Best Attractions In Port Royal

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Port Royal is a village located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1518 by the Spanish, it was once the largest city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the latter half of the 17th century. It was destroyed by an earthquake on June 7, 1692, which had an accompanying tsunami. Severe hurricanes have regularly damaged it. Another severe earthquake occurred in 1907. Port Royal was once home to privateers who were encouraged to attack Habsburg Spain's vessels at a time when smaller European powers dared not make war on Spain directly....
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  • 1. Fort Charles Port Royal
    Fort Charles was built between 1650 and 1660, the first fort constructed in Port Royal, Jamaica.
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  • 2. Fort Walker Port Royal
    For Fort Pepperrell in New England see Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth#HistoryPepperrell Air Force Base, previously known as Fort Pepperrell, is a decommissioned United States military base located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada which operated from 1941-1961. The base was named in honour of Sir William Pepperrell of Kittery, Maine, commander of a force of 4,200 soldiers and sailors aboard 90 ships, who captured the French seaport at Louisbourg after a 46-day siege on June 16, 1745.
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  • 3. Fort Morgan Port Royal
    Fort Charles was built between 1650 and 1660, the first fort constructed in Port Royal, Jamaica.
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