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unusual facts about Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines



1834 in Ireland

17 December - The Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway in Ireland, opens between Westland Row, Dublin, and Kingstown.

Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

It is located to the southeast of the capital, Kingstown.

Arthur Ducat

Ducat was an immigrant from County Dublin, Ireland, where he was born in Kingstown on February 24, 1830.

Belmont, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

It is located to the east of the capital, Kingstown and northwest of Stubbs.

Biabou

It is located to the northeast of the capital, Kingstown, on the coast road road linking the capital with Georgetown in the island's northeast.

British telephone sockets

The jack is still found in Hong Kong, where new installations ceased in 1998, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, new installations ceased in 2001, with RJ11 now used instead.

Byera Hill

It is located to the south of Georgetown, on the coast road road linking it with the capital Kingstown.

Casey House

Silas Casey Farm, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, listed on the NRHP in Rhode Island

Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Chester County Airport is MQS to the FAA and CTH to the IATA (which assigned MQS to Mustique Airport on Mustique island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.)

Clare Valley, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

It is located to the northwest of the capital, Kingstown, and southeast of Layou.

Diamond Village, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Located approximately 18 miles north-east of Kingstown, the capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it actually takes about an hour to drive to or from Kingstown along the winding Windward Highway.

HMHS Anglia

At first she was used on the Holyhead to Dublin North Wall service, then from 1908 on the Holyhead to Kingstown (later named Dún Laoghaire) service.

Kingstown Radio

Kingstown grew in strength and in 1975 the Wellington Street studio was vacated and the organisation moved to 98 Beverley Road, above the Red Cross offices.

Laverne Antrobus

She was born in Reading, Berkshire, to Harold and Yvonne Antrobus, who moved to Britain from St. Vincent, West Indies in 1964.

Oronde Ash

Oronde Ash (born 16 February 1976) is a retired footballer born in Barrouallie, St Vincent.

Peruvian Vale

It is located to the east of the capital, Kingstown, at the northern end of Argyle Beach.

Rose Bank

It is located on the west coast of the main island of Saint Vincent, to the north of Kingstown, just to the west of Chateaubelair, and northwest of Rose Hall.

Saint Lucy, Barbados

One of the most recent ideas during the 1990s was to capitalise on a venture said to be in the works by Donald Trump in neighbouring Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The judicial branch of government is divided into district courts, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and the Privy Council in London being the court of last resort.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations

The United States has 27 Peace Corps volunteers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, working in business development, education, and health.

Six Principle Baptist Church

Rhode Island founder Roger Williams was active in both Providence and nearby North Kingstown (Wickford) during this period.

Slocum House

Joseph Slocum House, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, listed on the NRHP in Rhode Island


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