Natural Springs
Personal memory by Monarae Masters
1970 • Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
This memory belongs to my mother. She told me that her memories as a child were filled with natural springs from which she harvested water. She lived in St. Mary, a mostly rural parish in Jamaica. Due to urbanization which resulted in the decrease in use of these natural springs, they have disappeared.
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