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Cinnamon Bay Plantation
Established by the Danes in 1717, Cinnamon Bay Plantation ...
Mary Point Estate
The Mary Point Great House and Factory, where cotton was c...
Hermitage Plantation Historic District
Although established after 1780, the cotton-cultivating He...
Lameshur Plantation
Cultivated early in the 18th century, Lameshur Plantation ...
Estate Carolina Sugar Plantation
Established in 1717, Estate Carolina was the first and wea...
Virgin Islands National Park
Administered by the National Park Service, the Virgin Isla...
Caparra
Spanish settlers called Caparra, the island's first capita...
Plaza Pública
The Emperor of Spain, Phillip II, decreed in 1576 that pla...
Convento de Porta Coeli
Dominican friars built the Convento de Porta Coeli in 1609...
Parque de Bombas de Ponce
The Parque de Bombas de Ponce (Old Ponce Fire Station) was...
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Cinnamon Bay Plantation
Established by the Danes in 1717, Cinnamon Bay Plantation is one of the earliest sugar plantation settlements on St. John. In 1733 the owner of the plantation, Daniel Jensen, played a pivotal role in the slave rebellion which swept the ...
Mary Point Estate
The Mary Point Great House and Factory, where cotton was cultivated and cattle grazed in the past, is associated with Governor Berg, 19th-century Governnor and President of St. Thomas and St. John, influential late 18th-century planter Augustus Kragh and the ...
Hermitage Plantation Historic District
Although established after 1780, the cotton-cultivating Hermitage Plantation possessed numerous plantation buildings by 1800. The structures of Hermitage Plantation Historic District are clustered along the north side of Borck Creek, one of Coral Bay's several inlets. By the mid-19th century, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Caparra
Spanish settlers called Caparra, the island's first capital, La Ciudad de Puerto Rico (the city of Puerto Rico). Ponce de León, Puerto Rico's first governor, established this first European settlement in 1508. His great ambitions for the settlement collapsed, however, ...
Plaza Pública
The Emperor of Spain, Phillip II, decreed in 1576 that plazas in the "New World" colonies were to be created following his rigid requirements, namely that plazas were to be placed in the center of each settlement, with major government, ...
Convento de Porta Coeli
Dominican friars built the Convento de Porta Coeli in 1609 at the crest of a hill in what is now San Germán. During the 18th century the Convento was reconstructed and a church built next to it. The single nave ...
Parque de Bombas de Ponce
The Parque de Bombas de Ponce (Old Ponce Fire Station) was built as the main exhibit pavilion for the 1882 Exhibition Trade Fair. Architect Lt. Col. Maximo Meana of the Spanish Army designed the pavillion; he later served as Ponce's ...
