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- Nanny_Town abstract "Old Nanny Town was a village in the Blue Mountains of Portland Parish, north-eastern Jamaica, used as a stronghold for Maroons (escaped slaves) led by Granny Nanny; the town held out against repeated British attacks before being destroyed in 1734.Nanny was born in what is now Ghana, West Africa, as a member of the Ashanti nation, part of the Akan people. She was enslaved and brought to Jamaica. Experiencing the cruel treatment of slaves on the Jamaican plantations, she and her five brothers, Cudjoe, Accompong, Johnny, Cuffy and Quao decided to join the autonomous African community of Maroons. This community originated from people formerly enslaved by the Spanish, who had refused to submit to British control. This community developed as many more slaves escaped the plantations and joined the Maroons. By the time of the First Maroon War, the newly runaway slaves were also known as Maroons.Nanny's family then made the decision to split up in order to be able to organize better resistance to the plantation economy across Jamaica than was possible if they stuck together.citation needed Cudjoe went to Clarendon where he was soon joined by about a hundred Maroons from Cottawood, while Accompong went to St. Elizabeth, while Nanny and Quao made their way to Portland.By 1720, Nanny and Quao had organized and gained control of this town of Maroons located in the Blue Mountains. It was around this time that the town was given the title of Nanny Town. Nanny Town encompassed more than 600 acres (2.4 km²) of land for the runaway slaves to live as well as raise animals and grow crops. Due to the town being led by Nanny and Quao, it was organized very similar to a typical Ashanti tribe in Africa.The Maroons were able to survive on the mountains by sending traders to the cities to exchange food for weapons and cloth. The Maroons were also known for raiding plantations for weapons and food, burning the plantation, and leading the slaves back to Nanny Town.Nanny Town was an excellent location for a stronghold due to it overlooking Stony River via a 900-foot ridge, making a surprise attack by the British virtually impossible. The Maroons organized look-outs for such an attack as well as designated warriors who could be summoned by the sound of a horn called an abeng.Granny Nanny was very adept at organizing plans to free slaves. She has been credited with freeing more than 800 slaves over the span of 50 years. She also helped these slaves remain free and healthy due to her vast knowledge of herbs and her role as a spiritual leader. However, freeing slaves upset the British. Between 1728 and 1734, they attacked Nanny Town time and time again, but not once was it harmed. This was accomplished due to the Maroons being much more skilled in fighting in an area of high rainfall as well as disguising themselves as bushes and trees. The Maroons also utilized decoys to trick the British into a surprise attack. This was done by having non-camouflaged Maroons run out into view of the British and then run in the direction of the fellow Maroons who were disguised, thus crushing the British time and time again.".
- Nanny_Town country Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town isPartOf Saint_Thomas_Parish,_Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town type Maroon_(people).
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- Nanny_Town wikiPageLength "7329".
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- Nanny_Town wikiPageRevisionID "674940272".
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Accompong.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Akan_people.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Ashanti_people.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Blue_Mountains_(Jamaica).
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Category:Jamaican_Maroon_establishments.
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- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Category:Populated_places_in_Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Citation_needed.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Clarendon_Parish,_Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Cudjoe.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink First_Maroon_War.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Ghana.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink List_of_ethnic_groups_of_Africa.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Maroon_(people).
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Nanny_of_the_Maroons.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Parishes_of_Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Plantation.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Portland_Parish.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Saint_Elizabeth_Parish.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Saint_Thomas_Parish,_Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Slavery.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Spaniards.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Stony_River_(Jamaica).
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink Village.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLink West_Africa.
- Nanny_Town wikiPageWikiLinkText "Nanny Town".
- Nanny_Town coordinatesDisplay "inline,title".
- Nanny_Town establishedDate "c1700".
- Nanny_Town establishedTitle "Founded".
- Nanny_Town extinctDate "1734".
- Nanny_Town extinctTitle "Destroyed".
- Nanny_Town founder "Nanny".
- Nanny_Town latd "18.0683".
- Nanny_Town longd "-76.5242".
- Nanny_Town name "Nanny Town".
- Nanny_Town populationDensityKm "auto".
- Nanny_Town pushpinMap "Jamaica".
- Nanny_Town settlementType "Abandoned Maroon Village".
- Nanny_Town subdivisionName Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town subdivisionName Saint_Thomas_Parish,_Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town subdivisionType Parishes_of_Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town subdivisionType "Country".
- Nanny_Town unitPref "Metric".
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- Nanny_Town subject Category:Jamaican_Maroon_establishments.
- Nanny_Town subject Category:Jamaican_Maroons.
- Nanny_Town subject Category:Populated_places_in_Jamaica.
- Nanny_Town hypernym Village.
- Nanny_Town point "18.0683 -76.5242".
- Nanny_Town type Place.
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- Nanny_Town type Settlement.
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- Nanny_Town type Q532.
- Nanny_Town comment "Old Nanny Town was a village in the Blue Mountains of Portland Parish, north-eastern Jamaica, used as a stronghold for Maroons (escaped slaves) led by Granny Nanny; the town held out against repeated British attacks before being destroyed in 1734.Nanny was born in what is now Ghana, West Africa, as a member of the Ashanti nation, part of the Akan people. She was enslaved and brought to Jamaica.".
- Nanny_Town label "Nanny Town".
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- Nanny_Town sameAs 3489342.
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- Nanny_Town lat "18.0683".
- Nanny_Town long "-76.5242".
- Nanny_Town wasDerivedFrom Nanny_Town?oldid=674940272.
- Nanny_Town isPrimaryTopicOf Nanny_Town.
- Nanny_Town name "Nanny Town".