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3 unusual facts about 1907 Kingston Earthquake


1907 Kingston earthquake

After the earthquake tsunami were observed along much of the north coast of Jamaica at Hope Bay, Port Antonio, Orange Bay, Sheerness Bay, Saint Ann's Bay, Buff Bay, Port Maria and Annotto Bay; there were also some reports of waves along the south coast.

Kingston railway station, Jamaica

One source claims it was "utterly destroyed" in the 1907 Kingston earthquake.

William Price Williamson

Assigned to Indiana (Battleship No. 1), he landed from that ship at Kingston, Jamaica, in January 1907 and was cited by his commanding officer for his efficient work in a rescue party during fires resulting from an earthquake there.


Ardenne High School

In 1907, just after 1907 Kingston Earthquakethe great earthquake that destroyed much of Kingston, the Rev. George and Nellie Olson came to Jamaica as Church of God missionaries from Anderson, Indiana in the United States, where the Church of God has its headquarters.


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