Lovers' Leap Lighthouse

Parish: St.Elizabeth


Lovers' Leap Lighthouse

This Lighthouse was built by the Engineering Department of the Port Authority in Jamaica. It is the most recent lighthouse built in Jamaica. The Lighthouse stands at approximately 1600 feet above sea level and is powered by three different power sources: a generator, electricity and a set of batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SHOWCASE
FORTS

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COURTHOUSES

The Morant Bay Courthouse, which was destroyed by fire on Monday, February 19, 2007, is an important part of St. Thomas's history.

 

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HISTORIC SCHOOLS

Built in 1885 of masonry and timber, the Simms building exhibits a combination of Gothic and Georgian features; the projecting...