Richmond Hill, Belize

Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill

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Coordinates: 18°00′00″N 88°34′00″W / 18.00000°N 88.56667°W / 18.00000; -88.56667Coordinates: 18°00′00″N 88°34′00″W / 18.00000°N 88.56667°W / 18.00000; -88.56667
Country  Belize
District Orange Walk District
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
Time zone Central (UTC-6)

Richmond Hill was a Mennonite settlement of Old Colony Mennonites in Orange Walk District in Belize, near Orange Walk Town. It was founded in 1960 by Mennonites from the Peace River area in Alberta, Canada, two years after the Belizian Mennonite settlements Blue Creek, Shipyard and Spanish Lookout were founded. Economic hardships led to the abandoning of the settlement in 1965.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ GAMEO: Richmond Hill Colony (Belize)
  2. ↑ Taeufergeschichte.net: Altkolonier-Mennoniten in Belize
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