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Yes, Jamaica Plain is a part of the City of Boston; no, it is not its own town. Diversity is the strength of “JP,” to which it is lovingly referred by residents. Every ethnicity, socio-economic stratum, and sexual orientation is represented in this neighborhood -- sandwiched for the most part between Roxbury and Brookline. (Brookline is its own town.) The rich diversity in JP has created a strong character of social awareness and tolerance among neighbors and residents. |
Jamaica Plain, originally part of the Town of Roxbury, was first called "the Pond Plain" - referring both to Jamaica Pond and the type of land that surrounded it. As early as 1667 it was mentioned in the official record of the conveyance of the property of Hugh Thomas for the benefit of a school "to the people at the Jamaica end of the Town of Roxbury". Legend suggests that the name derives from the fondness of the residents for Jamaica rum from that West Indian island and that they preferred it "plain". The fact that the island of Jamaica had not long before been taken from the Spaniards by England's Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, and that its rum, sugar, and other products had already found their way to the port of Boston, forms the background for the legend.
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