Kendal, Jamaica

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Kendal is a small town in Manchester located between Mandeville and Christiana in central Jamaica.

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Geology

Limestone containing red bauxite has been reported in Kendal. [1] [2]

1957 rail accident

On 1 September 1957, a train carrying churchgoers from the Kingston-based St Anne's Catholic Church derailed at Kendal, killing close to 200 people and injuring hundreds. [3] It is the deadliest rail accident in Jamaican history. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Donaldson, Don; Raahauge, Benny (2017). Essential Readings in Light Metals, Volume 1, Alumina and Bauxite. Springer. p. 26. ISBN   978-3-319-48176-0.
  2. ↑ Kelly, William C. (1961). "Some data bearing on the origin of Jamaican bauxite". American Journal of Science. 259 (4). J.D. & E.S. Dana: 288–294.
  3. ↑ Sutherland, Alicia (10 September 2018). "Remembering the Kendal crash". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tragedy at Kendal - 1957". Jamaica Gleaner. 3 September 2001. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014.

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