Category: monument
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Morne Bruce Cross
The Morne Bruce Cross stands on the Morne, reached from the Botanical Gardens up a route called Jack’s Walk, named after the Union Jack (which flew here) because soldiers took it as a shortcut back from Roseau to the Garrison. It overlooks Roseau from above the Botanical Gardens, giving a bird’s eye view of the…
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THE CENOTAPH
Dominica’s Cenotaph or War Memorial is located in Roseau on a triangle of land bordered by Castle Street, Victoria Street and the end of Fort Lane. It is dedicated to the memory of those Dominicans and British residents on the island who volunteered to enlist in the British armed forces and who fell in the…
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Dawbiney Market Square Fountaine
Fountain at Dawbiney Market Square: This cobblestone square is known as Dawbiney Market Square. It is here that we find an old Victorian drinking fountain that was erected in 1872 as a celebration of the introduction of piped water from La Riviere Douce in the Roseau Valley. It stands on the site of an old…
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Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument
THIS MONUMENT IS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND EMANCIPATION. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE ENSLAVED AFRICANS WHO SUFFERED AND WERE EXECUTED IN THE HISTORY OF DOMINICA. IT HONOURS THE MAROONS WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO FIGHT FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF ALL. IT PAYS HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO WERE SOLD AND EXECUTED AT THE…