“History is not the past but a map of the past, drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveller.” Henry Glassie
This article is for the purposes of learning and to inform only and in no way promotes leisure.
This picture is among the few that survive of Roaring River waterfall in it’s heyday. Photo does not belongs to me. Check out the National Gallery of Jamaica
There is a long and seemingly endless list of places in St. Ann that I am eager to visit. My YouTube channel will feature content showcasing enjoyable adventures in St Ann.
Ocho Rios was where I spent the majority of my time during my visit there a few months ago.
This time, I travelled further west to Roaring River, a place where the sensation of infinite love and breath-taking scenery fills the soul.
It would take me hours, and I still wouldn't see everything.
St. Ann is large. The Garden Parish is a land of boundless discovery, with its ancient rock formations, vast landscapes, and clear waters.
The vastness of the area, the wide-open spaces, the vast skies, and the bizarre coastlines are all difficult to put into words.
Here, I'll show and tell you Raring River Waterfall, whose stunningly beautiful waterfall is surrounded by unbelievable lush vegetation. Enjoy.
It was a place where people once disconnect from civilization and reconnect with It hurt to go away.
Our friend Simone from Canada told me and Emilio about the Roaring River Waterfall's history.
Since there were other waterfalls in St. Thomas that I wanted to visit first, I pushed this one down the list.
However, I was taken aback when Simone revealed to me that Emilio had uncovered a piece of Jamaica's history in the garden parish.
I put an end to my travels so that I could go on an adventure in the home of my father.
Emilio and a JPS employee who was cleaning the facility helped me out.
He was taken aback to see me there alone.
I explained my goal to him, and he climbed down the hill with me to see a piece of Jamaica's history that had been forgotten.
In the end, we prevailed. But he was worried the plant would let the water out into the river, which would then surge down the waterfall, potentially injuring us.
We hastily snapped some photos and headed back to the city. At the waterfall, which had a cave adjacent to it, we spotted two men. According to my new acquaintance, they were collecting the extremely lucrative faeces of bats. The Roaring River waterfall in St. Ann is yet another vanished ancient masterpiece of nature. One of the Island's once-majestic rivers is now only a fragment.
This once-famous destination is now so obscure that only relics from the colonial era of travel literature and a few internet forums give any indication that this once-popular destination even exists. The Roaring River hydroelectric plant, one of JPS's three operational hydroelectric plants in St. Ann, began its decline in the twentieth century.
Both of the river's tributaries have had dams built on them, with the larger of the two being responsible for redirecting the majority of the water flow.
Most of the waterfalls’ surfaces in St. Ann are moulded from calcium mineral deposits from the limestone of the rivers, giving them their signature characteristic, which is an uneven slush look.
There's a good chance that even if water is restored, the Roaring River's waterfall will never look the same again due to the slow, steady aging caused by plant roots and the dispersion of the river's deposits to other locations. St. Ann's additional hydroelectric plants are both situated on the White River. One not far upstream from Chukka Adventure Island Gully Waterfall.
How familiar are you with the Roaring River Waterfall? Do you think there are any other exciting historical sites you've visited? Put your thoughts in the comments!
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