Rae Town

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Etching of a view of Kingston Harbor from "Rae's Town" by W.E. Sewell, 1861
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Coordinates: Coordinates: 17°57′53.78″N76°46′39.84″W / 17.9649389°N 76.7777333°W / 17.9649389; -76.7777333
Country Jamaica
City Kingston
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)

Rae Town is a Kingston, Jamaica neighborhood by Kingston Harbor. Ole Hits is a weekly reggae dance event held Sundays in the neighborhood. [1] Cremo Company ice cream, Caimans, and Molasses Factory operated in the area. [2]

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References

  1. Jaffe, Rivke (29 March 2016). Concrete Jungles: Urban Pollution and the Politics of Difference in the Caribbean. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780190273613 via Google Books.
  2. Davis, Dorothy Elaine (29 June 2011). Rejected from the Womb, but Chosen by God. Author House. ISBN   9781463426026 via Google Books.