Until the 1950s there was no proper road from the capital, Roseau, either up or down the west coast of Dominica; and a harsh trek across the mountains, through the monumental green spine of the island, was the only route from one side to the other.
The 1950s and 1960s saw a concentrated program of road building to complete the major roads as well as the feeder road network. These feeder roads allowed the Crown Lands in the interior to be accessed and sold to smallholders for banana cultivation. The trans-insular road linking the east and west coasts was completed in 1956.
Details
- Designer: S Scott
- Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd.
- Process: Photogravure
- Paper:
- Watermark: St Edwards Crown C.A. Block (Upright)
- Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb)
- Cylinders: 1A (Green), 1A (Purple), 1A (Sandy brown)
- Sheet: R5 x 10
- Quantity:
References
- A Virtual Dominica: Walking Dominica
- Historical Trajectories of Disaster Risk in Dominica – Barclay, J., Wilkinson, E., White, C.S. et al (2019)