Black River | |
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Parish Capital | |
 Waterloo Guest House | |
  Black River | |
| Coordinates: 18°01′32″N 77°51′03″W / 18.0256901°N 77.850945°W | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | St Elizabeth |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2009) | 4,261 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Black River is the capital of St. Elizabeth Parish, in southwestern Jamaica.[2] It developed as a port around the mouth of the river of the same name. Today, the city is a centre of environmental tourism and a gateway to the Treasure Beach resort area. Treasure Beach and Crane Beach are to the south-east, with Luana Beach to the west. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was a thriving sugar port with a market for African slaves.
Growing prosperity in the sugar and lumber trade led to the construction of several warehouses. Some have been adapted as restaurants or as bases for eco-tours of the river.[2]
- ^ World Gazetteer [dead link]
- ^ a b Black River, Jamaica National Heritage Trust.