Brown's Town

Brown's Town is one of the principal towns in St. Ann, Jamaica. [http://www.jsdnp.org.jm/brownstown/txt-history.htm Brown's Town] ] In 1991, its population was 6762. [http://www.bartleby.com/69/21/B10821.html Brown's Town. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000] ] [http://www.jsdnp.org.jm/brownstown/txt-demo.htm Brown's Town] ] The town is a market and road center in an agricultural region.

Geography

Brown's Town is located in northwest St Ann in the Dry Harbour Mountains. [http://www.jsdnp.org.jm/brownstown/main-location.htm Brown's Town] ] The town is about 12.87 km (8 mi) from the island's north coast. The ugli fruit was first discovered in 1914 growing wild near the town. [cite journal |last=Lovell |first=Charles J. |title=Concerning the 'Ugly Fruit' and Other Citrus Hybrids |journal=American Speech |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=pp. 35–37 |date=February 1951 |url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1283(195102)26%3A1%3C35%3ACT'FAO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-4 |doi=10.2307/453312 |accessdate=2008-04-11 ]

History

Brown's Town it became significant as a market centre in the mid-nineteenth century following the abolition of slavery.Fact|date=July 2007

Education, health, and recreation

Brown's Town is considered the educational capital of St. Ann. Brown's Town Community College, located in the town, offers pre-tertiary and tertiary courses from the University of Technology, Jamaica and the University of the West Indies. There are three secondary schools in Brown's Town: Brown's Town Comprehensive, St. Hilda's Diocesan High School for Girls, and York Castle High School.

In Brown's Town, there is a health centre and a public health service, as well as private medical services. The St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital and the Alexandria Hospital also serve the town.

Popular sports in Brown's Town include football, cricket, netball, track and field, cycling, and lawn tennis.

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