Massacre, Dominica

Mural in Massacre depicting the 1674 massacre of the Carib by British troops.

Massacre

Dominica

Massacre 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.

The town is named after a massacre of Carib that happened there in 1674.^[1]

References

↑ "Lennox Honychurch's A-to-Z of Dominica's Heritage: Massacre". Lennox Honychurch. 2009-09-11.

External links

Media related to Massacre, Dominica, at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 15°21′N 61°24′W / 15.350°N 61.400°W / 15.350; -61.400

Settlements in Dominica

For 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 Hill

Villages	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 Wall House Wotten Waven

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