Massacre River (Dominica)

For the river in the Dominican Republic of the same name, see Dajabón River.

The Massacre River is a river on the Caribbean island of Dominica.

Massacre River
Location of mouth in Dominica
Location
Country	Dominica
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Caribbean Sea
• coordinates	15°21′N 61°24′W

Naming

The town of Massacre, Dominica, which runs along the river, was named by the French after a massacre of Caribs carried out by the English that occurred in the area in 1674.^[1] The massacre occurred in a settlement that was established by Thomas “Carib” Warner, the Kittitian-born son of the English colonizer Sir Thomas Warner and a Kalinago woman from Dominica. Warner was murdered by his own English half-brother, Phillip Warner. Following his murder, the people of the village he established were massacred. That village is now the present site of the village of Massacre.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Dominica