Port Royal
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Port Royal is a submerged site in Jamaica, North America. Jamaica National Heritage Trust dates it to 1655-1692. Its listed material is Fired brick. Jamaica National Heritage Trust also records: “Port town.”
A port city partly swallowed by the sea in the 1692 earthquake.
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| Date | 1655 CE - 1692 CE 1655-1692 Jamaica National Heritage Trust | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Port town Jamaica National Heritage Trust | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,674 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,655 CE - 1,692 CE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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