Which was the first place in Jamaica, that has electricity and what's the name of the town?

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Which was the first place in Jamaica, that has electricity and what's the name of the town?

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Yes Serpa, it is the town Black River, but not the exact the first place.

The Waterloo Guest House in Black River was the first place in Jamaica to have electricity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_River,_Jamaica

Oct 08 2009, 3:36 PM

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Black River. "As a major sea port, it became a major commercial center on the south coast of Jamaica. It's wealth contributed to it being the first town in Jamaica to be lit by electricty in 1893. It was also the first town to have cars in 1903 and telephone 10 years after it was invented."

http://www.fiwiroots.com/blackriver/history.html

Which was the first place in Jamaica, that has electricity and what's the name of the town?

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