Looking in on Frome, Westmoreland
Driving through the community of Frome, Westmoreland, it is hard not to notice large cane fields. In fact, this community is home of the Frome Sugar Estate. However, according to one resident who have been living in the area for more than 50 years,...

Communities of Westmoreland
SAVANNA-LA-MAR Savanna-la-mar , 33 miles from Montego Bay, is the chief town of Westmoreland Parish of which was formed in 1730,  about a quarter of the parish consists of  the alluvial plains which have always been the principal area of...

When a Ship 'SAILED' down Great George Street.
It was an incredible sight. There, as if by magic, lay the good schooner " Latonia" smack in the middle of Great George Street in Savanna-la-mar.  The strange situation became even stranger when the ship's crew clambered down out of the...

Historical Landmarks in Savanna-la-mar
CAST IRON FOUNTAINThe Cast iron Fountain near the Courthouse, presented to the town in 1887 by E. J. Sadler of Acton House a Westmoreland planter, was evidently designed for use in an English town.  Over Each of the arches supporting the dome...

Brief Profile of Westmoreland
Westmoreland, which became a parish in 1703, was probably so called because it is the westernmost parish in the island...