Balaclava is located in St Elizabeth, Jamaica (Caribbean).
Balaclava is a small town in Northern St Elizabeth, Jamaica and the town was established around the plantations of the Arscott and Sherman families in the late 18th century. Graves of the Arscott and Sherman families can be found in St. Luke's Anglican Church Cemetery.
⭐ Points of Interest:
00:25 Wallingford
00:32 B6 Road
01:36 Balaclava
01:40 Welcome to Balaclava Road Sign
02:07 Wallingford Collapse Cave
02:13 Balaclava Baptist Church
02:30 Roger Clarke High School (formally, the Balaclava High School)
02:43 St Elizabeth Parish Court Outstation (also Balaclava Courthouse)
02:50 To Mexico Cave
02:54 To Funnel Hole
02:55 To St. Eel Cave
02:59 Old Balaclava Railway Station
03:19 St Paul's
03:23 To Keynsham
03:23 To St Paul's
03:27 St Luke's Anglican Church
04:22 Balaclava Post Office
04:40 Balaclava Police Station
05:35 Phoenix Park
05:40 Balaclava Primary School
05:48 Emmaus Gospel Chapel
05:54 Balaclava Heights
06:03 Balaclava Library
06:10 Balaclava Health Centre
06:19 Phoenix Park Boulevard
06:19 Phoenix Park Housing Scheme
06:26 Balaclava Basic School
07:17 St. Gabriel's Catholic Church
07:20 Mount Pleasant Road
07:44 Union
⭐ History
Balaclava used to be an important town. The town houses the now disused Balaclava Railway Station which had served the Kingston to Montego Bay main line.
The Balaclava Railway Station opened 1892 and closed in October 1992, when all passenger traffic on Jamaica's railways suddenly stopped.
Notably, a serious train derailment occurred at the Balaclava Railway Station on July 30, 1938.
An engine jumped the rails and lodged itself into the mountainside, followed by coaches which forced on from the rear and piled themselves one on top of the other. 32 people lost their lives and over 70 were injured in Balaclava, headed from Kingston to Montego Bay.
Another Train Crash occurred in Jamaica. On 1 September 1957 a train carrying churchgoers from the Kingston-based St Anne's Catholic Church derailed at Kendal in Manchester, killing some 179 people and injuring hundreds.
It was the second-deadliest rail accident ever at the time and remains the deadliest in Jamaican history.
The St Luke Anglican Church which we have just passed, is where many victims of the infamous 1957 Kendall Train Crash are buried.
The St Luke's Anglican Church is really a historical treasure and museum.
⭐ Jamaica Road Network:
Main roads in Jamaica are assigned a letter and number for a designated route.
A - Primary (or Principal) Road.
B - Secondary Road.
T - Highways (Toll Roads)
LOCATION:
Find this place on Google Maps.
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Balaclava is a small town in Northern St Elizabeth, Jamaica and the town was established around the plantations of the Arscott and Sherman families in the late 18th century. Graves of the Arscott and Sherman families can be found in St. Luke's Anglican Church Cemetery.
⭐ Points of Interest:
00:25 Wallingford
00:32 B6 Road
01:36 Balaclava
01:40 Welcome to Balaclava Road Sign
02:07 Wallingford Collapse Cave
02:13 Balaclava Baptist Church
02:30 Roger Clarke High School (formally, the Balaclava High School)
02:43 St Elizabeth Parish Court Outstation (also Balaclava Courthouse)
02:50 To Mexico Cave
02:54 To Funnel Hole
02:55 To St. Eel Cave
02:59 Old Balaclava Railway Station
03:19 St Paul's
03:23 To Keynsham
03:23 To St Paul's
03:27 St Luke's Anglican Church
04:22 Balaclava Post Office
04:40 Balaclava Police Station
05:35 Phoenix Park
05:40 Balaclava Primary School
05:48 Emmaus Gospel Chapel
05:54 Balaclava Heights
06:03 Balaclava Library
06:10 Balaclava Health Centre
06:19 Phoenix Park Boulevard
06:19 Phoenix Park Housing Scheme
06:26 Balaclava Basic School
07:17 St. Gabriel's Catholic Church
07:20 Mount Pleasant Road
07:44 Union
⭐ History
Balaclava used to be an important town. The town houses the now disused Balaclava Railway Station which had served the Kingston to Montego Bay main line.
The Balaclava Railway Station opened 1892 and closed in October 1992, when all passenger traffic on Jamaica's railways suddenly stopped.
Notably, a serious train derailment occurred at the Balaclava Railway Station on July 30, 1938.
An engine jumped the rails and lodged itself into the mountainside, followed by coaches which forced on from the rear and piled themselves one on top of the other. 32 people lost their lives and over 70 were injured in Balaclava, headed from Kingston to Montego Bay.
Another Train Crash occurred in Jamaica. On 1 September 1957 a train carrying churchgoers from the Kingston-based St Anne's Catholic Church derailed at Kendal in Manchester, killing some 179 people and injuring hundreds.
It was the second-deadliest rail accident ever at the time and remains the deadliest in Jamaican history.
The St Luke Anglican Church which we have just passed, is where many victims of the infamous 1957 Kendall Train Crash are buried.
The St Luke's Anglican Church is really a historical treasure and museum.
⭐ Jamaica Road Network:
Main roads in Jamaica are assigned a letter and number for a designated route.
A - Primary (or Principal) Road.
B - Secondary Road.
T - Highways (Toll Roads)
LOCATION:
Find this place on Google Maps.
➤ https://goo.gl/maps/nXRDbEFE6m7LJR7F9
#InJamaica #Jamaica #Balaclava #StElizabeth #BalaclavaStElizabeth #StElizabethJamaica #BalaclavaJamaica