[DOC] [TLE] Earthquake destroys Jamaican pirate haven - Jun 07, 1692 ... [PAR] On this day in History, Earthquake destroys Jamaican pirate haven on Jun 07, 
1692. ... and a tsunami brought on by the earthquake combined to destroy the 
entire town. Port Royal was built on a small island off the coast of Jamaica in the 
harbor .... Thirteen years after American settlers founded the city named for him, 
Chief... [DOC] [TLE] Port Royal - Wikipedia [PAR] Port Royal is a village located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the 
Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1518, it was once the 
largest city in the Caribbean, functioning ... After the 1692 disaster, Port Royal's 
commercial role was steadily taken over by the town (and later, city) of nearby 
Kingston. [DOC] [TLE] The Capital City Kingston - Jamaica Gleaner [PAR] May 7, 2002 ... IT CAN be said that the city of Kingston was founded first out of disaster and then 
out of trickery. In 1692 when a massive earthquake destroyed Port Royal, long 
the seat ... the land across the harbour known as the Liguanea Plain after the ... 
When Beeston returned to Jamaica as Lt. Governor in 1693 (a post... [DOC] [TLE] The Port Royal Earthquake and the World of Wonders in ... - JStor [PAR] People." After finishing prayers, he made his way to a tavern where ... Around 11:
40, Heath "found the ... Heath had no doubt about the cause of such destruction. 
..... 1692 Earthquake, City of Port Royal, Jamaica (Washington, D.C.: National 
Geo .... At Liganee, across the harbor from Port Royal, only one building survived,
. [DOC] [TLE] Region Pulldown Menu - Sheppard Software [PAR] The town was built around Fort Zoutman, shortly after it was built in 1796 and 
Oranjestad has been .... Founded in 1693 by the British, after a disastrous 
earthquake destroyed much of the previous capital of Port Royal (French for 
King's Port), the city became the seat of administration for Jamaica in 1872, 
keeping the status... [DOC] [TLE] 1692 Jamaica earthquake - Topics [PAR] The 1692 Jamaica earthquake struck Port Royal , Jamaica on June 7. ... in the 
harbour in 1969 indicated that it occurred around 11:43 a.m. Port Royal was ... 
shortly after the earthquake but it remains possible that heavy rain over the few 
days .... Founded in 1518, it was once the largest city in the Caribbean , 
functioning as... [DOC] [TLE] Kingston, Jamaica - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Kingston, the capital, the largest city, and chief port, of Jamaica, is located on the 
southeastern ... Founded in 1693, under English rule, Kingston became the 
prosperous center of ... Bird's eye view of Kingston after the 1907 earthquake. ... 
and tidal wave destroyed two-thirds of Port Royal, located at the mouth of the 
harbor. [DOC] [TLE] English Responses to the 1692 Earthquake at Port Royal, Jamaica [PAR] after a destructive earthquake occurred in Jamaica on June 7, 1692. ... The 
English colonial town of Port Royal, Jamaica, also referred to by .... streets closest 
to the harbor were destroyed along with two of the forts. Others were ... 7 Marion 
Clayton Link, Exploring the Drowned City of Port Royal, The National 
Geographic. [DOC] [TLE] Story of cities #9: Kingston, Jamaica  a city born of 'wickedness ... [PAR] Mar 24, 2016 ... But could Kingston's rigid grid plan impose order after the chaos? ... A depiction 
of the earthquake that destroyed much of Port Royal in ... Mid-1700s map of Port 
Royal and Kingston Harbour. ... The destruction was widespread across Jamaica, 
yet Port Royal had ..... An original settler or founder of a colony. [DOC] [TLE] OF PORT ROYAL, JAMAICA Matthew Mulcahy* The colorful [PAR] Kingston harbor, Port Royal served as the base for English pirates and ... This 
emphasis on the earthquake and the dramatic destruction of Port. Royal often ... 
over, even as individual merchants gave up on Port Royal and the town ... Robyn 
Woodward, "A Sunken 17th

Question: This Jamaican city was founded around 1693 after an earthquake destroyed Port Royal across the harbor
Answer: Kingston