- Massacre, Dominica
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Mural in Massacre depicting the 1674 massacre of the Carib by British troops.
MassacreDominicaMassacre is a town in Saint Paul Parish, Dominica with about 1,200 inhabitants. It is located on the central west coast of the island, to the north of the capital, Roseau, on the Massacre River.
This town is named after a massacre of Carib that happened here in 1674.[1]
References
- ^ "Lennox Honychurch's A-to-Z of Dominica's Heritage: Massacre". Lennox Honychurch. 2009-09-11. http://www.lennoxhonychurch.com/heritage.cfm?Id=115.
External links
Media related to Massacre, Dominica at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 15°21′N 61°24′W / 15.35°N 61.4°W
Settlements in DominicaFor the definition of town, village, etc see Settlements in Dominica. Towns Atkinson · Berekua (Grand Bay) · Calibishie · Canefield · Castle Bruce · Grand-Anse (Portsmouth) · Grand Bay (Berekua) · La Plaine · La Soie (Wesley) · Mahaut · Marigot · Pointe Michel · Portsmouth (Grand-Anse) · Rosalie · Roseau (Capital) · Saint Joseph · Salisbury (Barroui) · Soufrière · Wesley (La Soie) · Woodford HillVillages Anse du Mé · Bagatelle · Bataka · Belles · Bellevue Chopin · Bense · Bioche · Boetica · Bornes · Campbell · Capucin · Castle Comfort · Clifton · Colihaut · Cottage · Coulibistrie · Delices · Dublanc · Dubuc · Eggleston · Fond Cani · Fond St. Jean · Galion · Giraudel · Good Hope · Grand Fond · Hampstead · Laudat · Layou · Loubiere · Massacre · Mero · Morne Daniel · Morne Prosper · Paix Bouche · Penville · Petite Savanne · Petit Soufrière · Pichelin · Pont Cassé · Saint Sauveur · Salybia · Scotts Head · Stowe · Tanetane · Tarou · Thibaud · Toucari · Trafalgar · Vieille Case · Wotten WavenCategories:- Populated places in Dominica
- Saint Paul Parish, Dominica
- Dominica geography stubs
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