Montserrat has been occupied by Amerindians for ~1500 years
Eruption
Amerindians living on Alliouagana, as part of a trading network
Eruption
Columbus sails past the island and names it Montserrat
Eruption
Captain Anthony Briskett invited fellow Irishmen to settle the island
St Anthony’s Church established
First arrivals of the ancestors of the majority (African descent) population (as enslaved labourers).
Hurricane "reduced most of these miserable people to their first principles"
Hurricane
Earthquake
Big Hurricane. 30 from 36 sugar mills destroyed and 3/4 structures destroyed.
Hurricane. Montserrat levelled again
Hurricane
Hurricane
Hurricane
Original Government House (Plymouth) built (re-built in 1908)
Hurricane
Hurricane. 440 killed. 80 ships destroyed.
St Patrick’s Day Rebellion
Most powerful Hurricane of the century. ‘a war of rain’.
Devastated by Hurricane.
Slavery Abolition Act comes into effect
Lime cultivation commences as demonstration of paid labour
Hurricane
Hurricane
Extraordinary rains
Volcanic unrest. Earthquake swarm.
Hurricane
Hurricane
Volcanic unrest. Earthquake swarm.
5. Volcano island
Earthquake Swarms 1933-193718th & 19th Century
The Volcano & Belham
West (Plymouth)
Pan-American jet crash into Soufrière Hills. 30 killed
Fire destroying George Street (Plymouth)
Volcanic Unrest. Earthquake swarms
AIR Studio Opens
Arrow Releases ‘Hot Hot Hot’
Hurricane Hugo. Total devastation
Volcanic Unrest. Earthquake swarms
5. Volcano island
Signs Just Before The Eruption1995
East
The Volcano & Belham
West (Plymouth)
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Earthquake Swarms 1933-193718th & 19th Century
The Volcano & Belham
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8. Timelines
Fire From The Ashes: Montserrat’s Literary Timeline1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 +
