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Port Royal
FOLLOWPort Royal, Kingston
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OVERVIEW
Port Royal was the busiest English port in the Caribbean and a base for privateers including Henry Morgan. On 7 June 1692 an earthquake and the liquefaction that followed dropped roughly two thirds of the town into the harbour, killing an estimated 2,000 people outright and thousands more in the epidemic that followed. The submerged town is one of the best-preserved underwater archaeological sites in the Americas.
HISTORY
Excavations from the 1960s onward recovered buildings, streets and a pocket watch stopped at 11:43. The surviving land town holds Fort Charles and the Giddy House, tilted by the 1907 earthquake.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
The town has a long reputation as a place where the 1692 dead are still present, and residents and visitors report voices and figures near the waterfront. The historical event needs no embellishment.
VISITING
The land town is open to visitors. The submerged site is protected and dives are strictly controlled.
SITE PLAN
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A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
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COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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