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Marines in 1829 to facilitate the transfer of manure up out of Jamestown and to

connect the part of the little city on the heights with the section at the beach level.

Each step is 11 inches high and there are banisters on both sides of the concrete stair

steps. The views of the town, the harbor, the heights above the town, and the sea

beyond were quite spectacular since the ladder descends a bare cliff face with no

impediments to the views. The walk down took about 15 minutes and on reaching

the bottom right next to the toilets and the Museum, we realized how rubbery

legged we were. It took a few steps and some stretches for the legs to feel at all

normal.

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