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Estate Carolina Sugar Plantation
Established in 1717, Estate Carolina was the first and wea...
Reef Bay Great House
The Reef Bay Great House Historic District represents the ...
Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District
Reef Bay Estate was established in the early 18th century ...
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...
Moravian Church
Moravian missionary Frederick Martin established the Virgi...
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 ...
Fort Christian
Governor Jørgen Iversen led the second expeditionary force...
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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 ...
Reef Bay Great House
The Reef Bay Great House Historic District represents the domestic aspects of the Great Estate which oversaw the sugar production found in the Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District. The Great House, originally associated with the Par Force Estate, is ...
Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District
Reef Bay Estate was established in the early 18th century as a cattle and cotton plantation. Combining with the Par Force Estate around 1800, the estate underwent a conversion to sugar cane production. The Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District ...
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 ...
Moravian Church
Moravian missionary Frederick Martin established the Virgin Islands' first Moravian church in 1737, after purchasing a plantation on the east end of St. Thomas. The plantation was named "New Herrnhut" in honor of the Mother Church in Germany. The New ...
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 ...
Fort Christian
Governor Jørgen Iversen led the second expeditionary force from Denmark to St. Thomas, where he arrived on May 25, 1672; there, he initiated construction of Fort Christian, named after Danish King Christian V. By 1676, builders had completed the fort's ...
