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St. Catherine – Some Interesting Place Names

Above Rocks – primarily name for its geographical location, it is the most westerly extension of the Blue Mountain Range.

Troja – a village and railway station, this name was possibly derived from the word “Trojan”.

Grateful Hill – this name reflects the thankfulness of citizens in this area for the generosity of Mr. George King who donated a plot of land to the Baptists for erection of a church.

Feather Bed Lane – named by a humorous traveler who noted this lane was so unsuited for vehicular traffic that, “it was anything but a featherbed to travel on”.