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The Caribbean Sea. Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a rock or reef. Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state.
Christiansted National Historic Site commemorates urban colonial development of the Virgin Islands.It features 18th- and 19th-century structures in the heart of Christiansted, the capital of the former Danish West Indies on St. Croix Island.
The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Virgin Islands (Danish: Danske Jomfruøer) or Danish Antilles were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi); Saint John (Danish: St. Jan) with 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi); and Saint Croix with 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi).
The island's indigenous Taino name is Ay Ay ("the river"). [3] Its indigenous Carib name is Cibuquiera ("the stony land"). [3] Its modern name, Saint Croix, is derived from the French Sainte-Croix, itself a translation of the Spanish name Isla de la Santa Cruz (meaning "island of the Holy Cross") given by Christopher Columbus in 1493. [4]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hogensborg, U.S. Virgin Islands 17°42′34″N 64°50′49″W / 17.70944°N 64.84694°W / 17.70944; -64 This Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands location article is a stub .
Point Udall is at the east end of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.It is the easternmost point (by travel, not longitude) of the United States including insular areas.It was named in 1969 for Stewart Udall, United States Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
The Slob Historic District includes the Great House and five slave cottages from the late 1700s and two from the early 1800s in the slave village. The slave village was the birthplace of Cyril King, the island of St. Croix's first native-born governor. The district also includes the stables and an 1840s factory building.
John Gottliff (also known as Moses Gotlieb, General Bordeaux, or Buddhoe) had led 8,000 blacks in a freedom march to Frederiksted. At the time, there were 17,000 slaves and 5,000 free blacks on St. Croix. [5] The fort includes a museum and art gallery, it is open weekdays from 8:30am to 4pm, and Saturdays from 1pm to 4pm. Admission is $3 (2015).