<P> The only Leeward Maroon settlement that retained formal autonomy on Jamaica after the Second Maroon War was Accompong , in Saint Elizabeth Parish , whose people had abided by their 1739 treaty with the British . A Windward Maroon community is also located at Charles Town , on Buff Bay River in Portland Parish . Another is at Moore Town ( formerly Nanny Town ) , also in the parish of Portland . In 2005 the music of the Moore Town Maroons was declared by UNESCO as a ' Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity . ' A fourth community is at Scotts Hall , also Portland Parish . Accompong 's autonomy was ratified by the government of Jamaica when the island gained independence in 1962 . </P>
<P> The only Leeward Maroon settlement that retained formal autonomy on Jamaica after the Second Maroon War was Accompong , in Saint Elizabeth Parish , whose people had abided by their 1739 treaty with the British . A Windward Maroon community is also located at Charles Town , on Buff Bay River in Portland Parish . Another is at Moore Town ( formerly Nanny Town ) , also in the parish of Portland . In 2005 the music of the Moore Town Maroons was declared by UNESCO as a ' Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity . ' A fourth community is at Scotts Hall , also Portland Parish . Accompong 's autonomy was ratified by the government of Jamaica when the island gained independence in 1962 . </P>
descendants of the maroons can be found in four major communities
descendants of the maroons can be found in four major communities
Accompong , in Saint Elizabeth Parish on Buff Bay River in Portland Parish at Moore Town at Scotts Hall
Accompong , in Saint Elizabeth Parish on Buff Bay River in Portland Parish at Moore Town at Scotts Hall