Lucea

Lucea is a coastal city in Jamaica and the capital of the parish of Hanover. Hanover, Jamaica's 2d smallest parish become founded on 12 November 1723 with Lucea as the capital and most important metropolis . From the middle of the 18th century, the farmers of Hanover supplied the relaxation of Jamaica with maximum of its produce but mainly exported banana, logwood that's used to make dyes Lucea is the house of the Lucea yam, which changed into exported to feed Jamaicans operating abroad. Fort Charlotte in Lucea became built in 1761. Alongside the castle is an outstanding Georgian brick shape known as The Barracks, which turned into constructed in 1843 to provide shelter to the squaddies stationed there. In the early twentieth century The Barracks have become the academic center for the town and has now been transformed to become a part of the Rusea High School complex. In 1982 Rusea High School became merged with the Hanover Secondary School and remains called the Rusea High School.

In January 2019 the school changed into nonetheless open and open-air training befell inside the citadel. The parish has three small waterfalls, numerous coves, together with the Davis Cove, named after a distinguished Hanover circle of relatives, along its shoreline and massive caves.The nonetheless completely functional Lucea clock tower became constructed in 1817 and stands in the city center close to the Old Lucea courthouse.