Legend of the Lovers in love with Lovers Leap Saint Elizabeth Jamaica ..

in travels •  5 years ago  (edited)

hello good morning friends I hope this good happy sunday ..

Today I want to talk about a story of love and tragedy that hides a place called, Lover's Leap Lighthouse
located specifically in the Parish of Santa Elizabeth. on the island of jamaica ..

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This is a cliff area. Generally, these types of places always have a type of associated legend that there is a risk of a fatal fall and the possibility of a deliberate jump.


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It is said that a girl was born in a small country town near the rocky hills and high cliffs of Jamaica.

This girl became a beautiful young woman. His behavior was delicate and he had a cheerful personality.


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The men were impressed by their natural beauty and their way of being elegant attracted many fans.


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This girl was employed by the owner of Yardley Chase Plantation.


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This girl entered to work as a housewife in this farm but the owner of this place fell in love with this young woman secretly ..

The owner of the Yardley plantation refused to separate from the beautiful Young slave girl, many other plantation owners wanted to buy this girl and diverted them to other options.
starting to create suspicions ..


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Countless enslaved men had tried to approach the beautiful young woman, but when Chardley discovered such a situation they would find a bitter end or sell quickly.


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Chardley always used his best strategies to eliminate the men who tried to approach his love. If any of his male workers became too friendly with her, Chardley would suspect them.


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the sick love that the owner of the plantation felt for that employee took him to the point of putting watchmen who report every step that this girl took ..


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But there was a cunning slave man who had evaded Chardley's suspicions.


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However, the beautiful young slave was watching with this man from a neighboring plantation. establishing an affair they looked secretly after dark.
each time his love grew stronger and stronger to a point that they could no longer hide it anymore ..


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Someone discovered this idyll and information to Chardley about the couple's movements when night falls.


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The heart of the beautiful woman was totally captivated by that slave loved only him

Chardley and his secret desire made him get rid of that young slave by selling him to another plantation

Chardley began her employee with many expensive gifts, to try to convince her to forget her lover, the girl thanked her courtesy and suggested that she think it was time for the seller to another plantation. his employer refused to do it ..


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in view of all the difficulty to be able to be together these two slaves in love to avoid being separated decide to flee without leaving traces achieving their goal ..


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Chardley, upon learning that they had left the plantation, organized a troop to chase them.


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Chardley and his group reached the two lovers until they reached the fatal point to the edge of a large cliff 1,700 feet deep.

However, instead of allowing them to be captured and separated forever, the couple will end their lives. They threw themselves on the cliff.

Friends of this tragic and interesting love story identify the legend of
"Leap of lovers"The Jamaican tradition says that the spirit of these lovers has pursued the cliff.

there are people who have seen two shooting stars that fall from the sky over the cliff several hours after midnight associating them with the presence of these lovers. .


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Some locals in this area have seen the shadows of a young black couple reappear and disappear dressed in an 18th-century outfit on the cliff.


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Lover’s Leap is one of Jamaica’s historic and captivating sites until a new opportunity.


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You grabbed a tun of pics for this one. The last part about people seeing the ghost and shooting stars . Was that a part of your story or you read that somewhere ?


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Hello friend, I read it, I hope you are very well and I send you the source I forgot to place it
https://sunbelz.com/2016/01/20/jamaican-folklore-the-legend-of-lovers-leap-a-true-story/
https://www.geni.com/projects/Yardley-Chase-Plantation-St-Elizabeth-Jamaica/25083
investigate and the plantation that I mention if it exists in saint Elizabeth I think this story is true about ghosts some locals say they have seen them but you have to check


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That's quite the story, oddly romantic but no love is worth dying for.


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hello cat if it's a story of the Jamaican floklore, apparently it really is true it is not worth dying like that but they have no choice but to jump over the cliff to be free ..


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