Falmouth

Falmouth is the leader metropolis and capital of the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. It is located on Jamaica's north coast 18 miles east of Montego Bay. It is stated for being one of the Caribbean's nice-preserved Georgian towns. Founded by Thomas Reid in 1769, Falmouth flourished as a marketplace centre and port for 40 years at a time when Jamaica become the world's main sugar manufacturer. It turned into named after Falmouth, Cornwall inside the United Kingdom, the birthplace of Sir William Trelawny, the Governor of Jamaica, who turned into instrumental in its status quo. The city became meticulously planned from the begin, with wide streets in a everyday grid, ok water supply, and public homes. It even had piped water before New York City.

During the past due eighteenth and early 19th centuries, Falmouth turned into one of the busiest ports in Jamaica. It turned into home to masons, carpenters, tavern-keepers, mariners, planters and others. It become a wealthy town in a wealthy parish with a wealthy racial blend. Within the parish, almost a hundred plantations were actively production sugar and rum for export to Britain. Jamaica, all through this period, had become the arena's leading sugar manufacturer.