{"id":163,"date":"2018-10-23T18:48:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2018-10-23T18:48:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T18:48:50","slug":"plymouth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/employment-and-occupations-on-montserrat\/plymouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Plymouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plymouth was Montserrat&#8217;s former capitol and also the center of commerce, tourism, and industry until the eruption of the South Soufriere Hills volcano in 1997. Plymouth included a medical school, the Bramble Airport, an industrial park, elementary and secondary schools, shops, markets, the government offices, and a seaport. The loss of the capitol and these businesses has had a significant impact on the entire island. Over the course of the last decade, Montserratians have diligently worked to rebuild their island and replace everything that was lost.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-163 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/employment-and-occupations-on-montserrat\/plymouth\/plymouth2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/plymouth2-300x192.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Photograph of Plymouth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/plymouth2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/plymouth2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-169'>\n\t\t\t\tPlymouth, January 2005\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/employment-and-occupations-on-montserrat\/plymouth\/industryplymouth\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/industryplymouth-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Industrial Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/industryplymouth-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/industryplymouth.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-165'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Industrial Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/employment-and-occupations-on-montserrat\/plymouth\/plymouth\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/sugarmill-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A plantation sugar mill and former museum\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/sugarmill-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/sugarmill-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-170'>\n\t\t\t\tA plantation sugar mill and former museum\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/employment-and-occupations-on-montserrat\/plymouth\/industrialpark\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/industrialpark-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Photograph of Exclusion Zone\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/industrialpark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/industrialpark.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-164'>\n\t\t\t\tExclusion Zone\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/employment-and-occupations-on-montserrat\/plymouth\/sierra-exif-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/pier2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Plymouth Harbor\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/pier2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/pier2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-167'>\n\t\t\t\tPlymouth Harbor\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/employment-and-occupations-on-montserrat\/plymouth\/laharhotel\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/laharhotel-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hotel in Plymouth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/laharhotel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/10\/laharhotel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-166'>\n\t\t\t\tHotel in Plymouth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Return to <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/employment-and-occupations-on-montserrat\/\">Employment and Occupations<\/a> page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plymouth was Montserrat&#8217;s former capitol and also the center of commerce, tourism, and industry until the eruption of the South Soufriere Hills volcano in 1997. Plymouth included a medical school, the Bramble Airport, an industrial park, elementary and secondary schools, shops, markets, the government offices, and a seaport. The loss of the capitol and these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":149,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163\/revisions\/171"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}