as pimento), ginger, livestock, indigo, bananas, coffee, and cocoa. May Pen is also an important citrus packing centre, famous for 'Trout Hall' oranges. Additionally, dairy farming, fish farming, and copper mining have been carried on intermittently, and the sugar-cane production contributes significantly to the amount of sugar exported annually. The Denbigh agricultural showground is on the outskirts of May Pen. One of the top ten credit unions in Jamaica, GSB Co-operative Credit Union has a branch here. Clarendon is the location of the Milk River Bath, a mineral spa famous for the therapeutic value of its waters. The oldest church on the island is in Alley, the old capital of Vere. Halse Hall Great House is one of the island's historic houses. The land on which the house stands was given to an English officer, Major Thomas Halse, in 1655, and was passed from him to Francis Sadler Halse. Halse played a leading role in the Maroon Wars. The Denbigh Agricultural Show Grounds – once a year, on the weekend prior to Independence celebrations, a national Agriculture Show is staged here. Vernamfield was the first car-racing track established in Jamaica. The track is located on the former American lend lease air base, Vernam Field (later Vernam Air Force Base) that was named in honor of World War I flyer Remington de B. Vernam. Vernam Field is known for drag racing. The Woodleigh racetrack outside of May Pen is known for dirtbike racing. It is the home of the New Yarmouth, Sevens Estate and Moneymusk Sugar factories. Politics Clarendon Parish elects 6 MPs to the Parliament of Jamaica. Clarendon Central Clarendon Northern Clarendon North Central Clarendon North Western Clarendon South Eastern Clarendon South Western Places of interest Halse Hall Great House Milk River Bath Rio Minho Vernam Field Notable people Dennis Alcapone, reggae DJ and producer Michael Allen, Canadian football player Rodolph Austin, footballer Davina Bennett, model, Miss Universe 2017 Top 3 Michael Blackwood Simon Brown, boxer Cocoa Tea, born Calvin George Scott, reggae singer Rohan Davey, American football quarterback Lacena Golding-Clarke, sprinter Mona Hammond Dalton Harris, singer Toots Hibbert, singer of Toots & The Maytals Elizabeth Home, Countess of Home Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, governor of Jamaica from 1678–1680 Leonard Howell, founder of Rastafari, born in Clarendon 1898 Glen Johnson, boxer Linton Kwesi Johnson, poet Doreen Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon, mother of Stephen Lawrence Stephen Lawrence, murdered