Port Royal: Timeline

1562   French Huguenot Huguenot

In the 16th [i] and 17th [i] centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to ... 

s establish a colony of Port Royal on Parris Island at the mouth of St John River

1692   Earthquake Earthquake

An earthquake is a phenomenon [i] that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energ ... 

 destroys Port Royal, capital of Jamaica Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation [i] of the Greater Antilles [i], 240 kilometres in length and as much as 85 ... 

 and submerges major part of it - estimated 1000-3000 dead, 23000 injured

1744   The third French and Indian War, known as "King George's War," breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a Canadian province [i] located on Canada [i]'s southeastern coast. ...