Fort Charles
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The first fort to be erected in Port Royal was Fort Charles. It was built in the late 1650-60 and was originally called Fort Cromwell but was renamed Fort Charles. The fort underwent several changes between 1656-1670. In 1667, the fort had 36 guns and by 1765 it had 104 guns and a garrison with 500 men.
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Sunday 09:00am -04:45pm Monday
09:00am -04:45pm Tuesday
09:00am -04:45pm Wednesday
09:00am -04:45pm Thursday
09:00am -04:45pm Friday
09:00am -04:45pm Saturday
09:00am -04:45pm
Closed Good Friday & Christmas Day
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| Name: | Fort Charles |
| Company: | Jamaica National Heritage Trust |
| Address: | 79 Duke Street P.O Box 8934 Kingston C.S.O. |
| Phone: | (876)967-8438 /922-1287 -8 |
| Fax: | (876) 967-1703 |
| Email: | tours@jnht.com |
| Website: | www.jnht.com |
