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Christiansted is a town on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and former capital of the Virgin Islands. It is home to the Christiansted National Historic Site. A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ...
Christiansted National Historic Site was established in 1952, through the initiative of concerned local citizens, to preserve the historic structures and grounds within its boundaries, and to interpret the Danish economy and way of life, including colonial administration, military and naval establishment, international trade (including slave trade), religious diversity, architecture, trades and crime and punishment, between 1733 and 1917. 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...
The word slave has at least two meanings: People who are owned by others, and live to serve them without pay. ...
Religion, a term sometimes used interchangeably with faith, is commonly defined as belief concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices and institutions associated with such belief. ...
Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...
Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ...
1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
On the grounds are five historic structures: Fort Christiansvaern (1738), the Danish West India & Guinea Company Warehouse (1749), the Steeple Building (1753), Danish Custom House (1844), and the Scale House (1856). Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ...
Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ...
1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
External link
- Christiansted National Historic Site (National Park Service) (http://www.nps.gov/chri/)
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| Territory of the Virgin Islands of the United States
Geography | Economy | Demographics | Communications | Transportation | Flag of the United States Virgin Islands Ratio 2:3 482 × 302 pixels 9340 bytes File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Population: 120,917 (July 2000 est. ...
Telephones - main lines in use: 58,000 (1995) Telephones - mobile cellular: 2,000 (1992) Telephone system: domestic: modern, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay international: submarine cable and satellite communications; satellite earth stations - NA Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 11, shortwave 0 (1998) Radios: 107,000 (1997...
| | Government: | Politics | Governors | Congressional Delegates | Senators Country name: conventional long form: Virgin Islands of the United States conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies Data code: VQ Dependency status: organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs...
List of U.S. Virgin Islands Governors 1917 - 1917 Edwin Taylor Pollock 1917 - 1919 James Harrison Oliver 1919 - 1921 Joseph Wallace Oman 1921 - 1922 Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle 1922 - 1923 Henry Hughes Hough 1923 - 1925 Philip Williams 1925 - 1927 Martin Edwin Trench 1927 - 1931 Waldo A. Evans 1931 - 1935 Paul...
Delegates of the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. Congress Categories: U.S. Virgin Islands ...
26th Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands (2005-2006) Senator At-Large (Saint John) Craig W. Barshinger (Democratic Party) Saint Croix Senators Norman Jn Baptiste (Senate Vice President) Pedro Pete Encarnacion (Democratic Party) Neville James (Democratic Party) Terrence Positive Nelson (ICM) Usie Raymond Richards (ICM) Ronald E. Russell (Democratic...
| | State Capital: | Charlotte Amalie Charlotte Amalie is the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. ...
| | Small Cities: | Charlotte Amalie | Christiansted Charlotte Amalie is the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. ...
| | Islands: | Saint Croix | Saint John | Saint Thomas | Water Island A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ...
Saint John is one of the three main U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, though smaller than Saint Thomas or Saint Croix. ...
Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). ...
Water Island is the fourth and most recent main island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. ...
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