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Lameshur Plantation
Cultivated early in the 18th century, Lameshur Plantation ...
Estate Carolina Sugar Plantation
Established in 1717, Estate Carolina was the first and wea...
Catherineberg-Jockumsdahl-Herman Farm
The Catherineberg-Jockumsdahl-Herman Farm is linked with m...
Royal Darse Harbor
The Royal Darse Harbor is located in the natural deepwater...
Virgin Islands National Park
Administered by the National Park Service, the Virgin Isla...
Hassel Island Historic District
Originally connected to St. Thomas Island by an isthmus, H...
Charlotte Amalia Historic District
Charlotte Amalia, the first permanent European settlement ...
Saint Elme Citadel
The Saint Elme Citadel is a 16th century fortification loc...
Casa del Rey
Constructed as a parador, or inn, about 1823, Casa del Rey...
Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site dates from Puerto ...
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Lameshur Plantation
Cultivated early in the 18th century, Lameshur Plantation was established for sugar production. By the mid-1800s, the present Lameshur Great House replaced the earlier plantation home as the principal residence of the estate. During the same period, cattle replaced cotton ...
Estate Carolina Sugar Plantation
Established in 1717, Estate Carolina was the first and wealthiest sugar estate on St. John Island. Managed by the Danish West India & Guinea Co., it was here that a successful slave rebellion broke out on November 23, 1733. With ...
Catherineberg-Jockumsdahl-Herman Farm
The Catherineberg-Jockumsdahl-Herman Farm is linked with many of the families associated with the early settlement of St. Thomas and St. Croix. The de Nully, Beverhout and Heyliger clans were all significant in the early development of the Virgin Islands. A ...
Royal Darse Harbor
The Royal Darse Harbor is located in the natural deepwater Mediterranean bay of Villefranche-sur-mer on the Côte d’Azur of southern France. Fortified by the Duke of Savoy in 1550 as a harbor for the first navy of Savoy, the site ...
Virgin Islands National Park
Administered by the National Park Service, the Virgin Islands National Park encompasses more than half of St. John Island, and Hassel Island in St. Thomas Harbor. The park includes areas of clear turquoise water and lush green mountains, and a ...
Hassel Island Historic District
Originally connected to St. Thomas Island by an isthmus, Hassel Island forms the western edge of St. Thomas Harbor. The Danish government first separated Hassel Island from the main island in 1860, and in 1919, the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Charlotte Amalia Historic District
Charlotte Amalia, the first permanent European settlement on St. Thomas Island, was established in 1672 after the arrival of the Danish West India and Guinea Company. Platted in 1681, the town was named in honor of Denmark's Queen. An accidental ...
Saint Elme Citadel
The Saint Elme Citadel is a 16th century fortification located in Villefranche-sur-Mer, a French commune of the Provence-Alps-Côte d'Azur on the French Rivera near the southeastern border of Italy. Commissioned by the Duke of Savoy in 1557 to protect his ...
Casa del Rey
Constructed as a parador, or inn, about 1823, Casa del Rey, the "King's House," provided housing for Spanish government personnel. The building, the oldest in the town of Dorado, also served as the regional military headquarters. In 1848, Jacinto López ...
Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site dates from Puerto Rico's late prehistoric and early contact era. The Taino Indians constructed the stone-lined ball courts, called bateyes, between 1200 and 1500 AD, and they used the site throughout the Spanish contact ...
