Dawkins Salt Pond Pen (Q493197)
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LBS-PLA-EST-02827
- LBS-PLA-EST-02827
- LBS-PLA-EST-e1463
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Dawkins Salt Pond Pen
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LBS-PLA-EST-02827
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Dawkins Salt Pond Pen
B. W. Higman described Salt Pond Pen as illustrative of 'the smaller pens which depended almost entirely on the urban markets of Spanish Town and Kingston.' Salt Pond Pen was located on an area which stretched from Passage Fort to Port Henderson on the western shore of Kingston Harbour. From an illustration in Edward Long's History of Jamaica published in 1774, Higman identified the major settleme
nts around Kingston. He noted the 'spacious character of the urban pens with secluded residences.' Higman referred to a plan of the property which was made by John Rome whilst the estate was under the ownership of Henry Dawkins II and which was based on a survey performed in 1767. Higman noted that the 'Salt Pond' depicted on Rome's plan is today known as Dawkins Pond. Salt Pond Pen sustained its
commerce through the markets of Passage Fort and Spanish Town. The produce of Salt Pond Pen included pasturage, grass, Guinea corn, cattle, horses and sheep. Rome indicated a 'saltwork' was also present on the property which Higman suggested could have been another source of income. Much of the land which formerly made up Salt Pond Pen is today covered by the urban development of Portmore.