Nine Mile is a district in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, a few miles south of Brown's Town. The population was about 300 in 2009. On February 6, 1945, reggae musician Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, and he was later buried there. The house in which Marley resided and the mausoleum in which his body and that of his mother Cedella Booker lies, is also located in Nine Mile.
The entrance to the birthplace of reggae icon Bob Marley in Nine Mile
The Bob Marley Church and Mausoleum in Nine Mile
Saint Ann is the largest parish in Jamaica. It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called "the Garden Parish of Jamaica" on account of its natural floral beauty. Its capital is Saint Ann's Bay. Saint Ann comprises New Seville, the first Spanish settlement in Jamaica.
Statue of Cristobal Columbus St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Ebenezer Chapel, Saint Ann's, Jamaica (September 1851, VIII, p. 102)
Bauxite Industry in St. Ann Parish
The Beach At SunSpot Runaway Bay