Massacre_River_(Dominica)

Massacre River (Dominica)

Massacre River (Dominica)

River in Dominica

For the river in the Dominican Republic of the same name, see Dajabón River.

The Massacre River is a river on the Caribbean island of Dominica.

Naming

The town of Massacre, Dominica, which runs along the river, was named by the French after a massacre of Caribs carried out by the English that occurred in the area in 1674.[1] The massacre occurred in a settlement that was established by Thomas “Carib” Warner, the Kittitian-born son of the English colonizer Sir Thomas Warner and a Kalinago woman from Dominica. Warner was murdered by his own English half-brother, Phillip Warner. Following his murder, the people of the village he established were massacred. That village is now the present site of the village of Massacre.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Lennox Honychurch's A-to-Z of Dominica's Heritage: Massacre". Lennox Honychurch. 2009-09-11. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27.
  2. [2]
    Honeychurch, Lennox. "Carib Warner". Division of Culture. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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