Many Jamaicans believe National Heroine Nanny of the Maroons was a myth, likewise some of the stories of her exploits. However, there are records at the National Archives in Spanish Town, St Catherine to prove that she breathed air, and, after the Windward Maroons defeated the British in 1739, the government of King George II granted her and her people 500 acres of land in Portland in 1740. For full story: Click on the link in our Stories, on the Features highlight or visit epaper.jamaica-gleaner.com. (📷: Contributed) #GLNRFeatures