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1. Fort Frederick
(Cultural Heritage /Forts)
... it was reported to have been the work site of a past ruler of Haiti, Henri Christophe who was born on the Sans Souci Estate in Grenada during the period of French rule. Fort Frederick was an integral ...
2. Lake Antoine
(PARISHES/Parishes)
... Estate, the area is rich in flora and fauna.  Species known to be in the area are the hook-billed kite, the Burmese mongoose, the red-legged tortise and spices of water-fowls and ducks.  There has been ...
3. St. Mark's
(PARISHES/Parishes)
St. Mark's is the smallest parish, with about 3,800 people who lived mainly by fishing and working on the surrounding estates. The main crops of cocoa, bananas, and nutmegs are grown here, as well a other ...
4. St Andrew
(PARISHES/Parishes)
The parish with the longest coastline, St Andrew has a population of approximately 23,000. There are many well established estates here, consequently it is the largest producer of Grenada's main export ...
5. Madey's Great House
(Cultural Heritage /Plantation)
... of the Cession from French to British, it was a 352 acres sugar plantation.  The new British owner was Michael Scott Esq. By 1772, the estate had a reduced size of 230 acres, comprising sugar canes, pasture ...
6. Morne Fendue Plantation House
(Cultural Heritage /Plantation)
... of Heritiers l'Espagnol a 393 acres sugar plantation.  With the coming of the British in 1763, the estates fell under the ownership of  John A. Rucker and Robert Harvey, Esqrs;  By 1772,  Harvey and Rucker ...
7. Mt Reuil Estate
(Cultural Heritage /Plantation)
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Mount Reuil Estate ...
8. OLD SUGAR RUIN - ROUND PILLARS PARADISE ESTATE
(Cultural Heritage /Plantation)
... were the base for parts of the old Aqueduct system and for buildings such as the curing house Paradise Estate was one of the early large estates in Grenada.  Started by the French, the 646 acres sugar ...
9. Mt. Rose Great House
(Cultural Heritage /Plantation)
... off, many of which did not stay on the Island. At the time of the cession of Grenada, The 240 acres Mount Rose Estate was owned by a French planter Le Jeune before being owned by a Mess Davison.  By ...
10. RIVER ANTOINE ESTATE
(Cultural Heritage /Plantation)
... with as a feudal lord in the south of France. Hence, the estate, the area comprising the lake, farmland, river and later the rum distillery got their name Antoine.  However, we are still in the process ...
11. Fort Du Marquis
(Cultural Heritage /Forts)
... known as Cockburn Hall Estate.   Other Points for Pondering It appears that Happy Hill and some of the surrounding areas have been new additions to this village. Happy Hill is believed, used to be ...
12. Grenada's Waterfalls and Crater lakes
(Natural Heritage/Our environnment )
... because of the blue haze that surrounds it. This is about a 10-minute hike upstream form the first fall amid plantations of banana, nutmeg, and cocoa. At Guea Falls, the owner of the estate has erected ...
13. Grenadians Superstitions & Scary Stories
(Cultural Heritage /Francophone influences )
... Estate is supposed to have been haunted, and several incidents occurred there before the house was rebuilt. One evening many years ago, the overseer of the estate and a friend were returning home ...
14. Spice and everything Nice
(Natural Heritage/Our environnment )
... lost. Once ashore, a tour can be arranged to visit an estate where spices are grown and prepared for marketing. The parish of St. John on the west coast is rich in the history of our little island ...
... once lines the shores of this natural harbour. But it was remembered that it was the 86 acres estate of William Lucas that was taken over by the French. In its heydays you had a water powered sugar mill ...
16. A History of Westerhall Estate
(Cultural Heritage /Plantation)
BY CAPT. ARTHUR BAIN This once grand estate situated in the parish of St. David’s traces its beginnings back to the late 1700’s when the property known then as Grand Bacaye Estate, was ...
17. Historical Walking Tour
(Cultural /Tricentennial celebrations)
... School.  The Ordinance Wharf and piers that once lines the shores of this natural harbour. But it was remembered that it was the 86 acres estate of William Lucas that was taken over by the French.  In ...
18. Cannes Brulee (Canboulay)
('Uncategorised Content')
... in their condition, and the procession of Canne Brulee (Burnt Cane) used to take place on the night of August 1 (Emancipation Day). During slavery, when fires broke out on estates, slaves from the surrounding ...