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Camille Pissarro, A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), 1856, National Gallery of Art. Pissarro was born on St. Thomas. The first British invasion and occupation of the island occurred in 1801. The islands were returned to Denmark in 1802, under the terms of the Treaty of Amiens. Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in Charlotte Amalie in 1804.
The Charlotte Amalie Historic District in Charlotte Amalie in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands is a 165.3 acres (0.669 km 2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] The district then included 574 contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and a contributing object. [1]
East End is nr. 2 of St. Thomas. East End is an administrative subdistrict of the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. [1] The largest community is Red Hook, while smaller communities include Benner, Nazareth, Nadir, Frydendal, and Smith Bay.
In the USVI, highways and major routes beginning with 3-4 are located on St. Thomas. A few of these highways and routes pass through or border the CDP of Charlotte Amalie East. Some of the major highways and roads include: Highway 30 (VI 30) passes through Charlotte Amalie East Elmo D. Roebuck Senior Drive. Route 38 (VI 38) Weymouth Rhymer Highway.
Great Saint James is a private island in the United States Virgin Islands, located off the east end of St. Thomas and belonging to subdistrict East End, Saint Thomas.The island is approximately 165 acres (67 ha) in size, [1] and is located 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) southeast of Saint Thomas. [2]
Cyril E. King Airport covers an area of 280 acres (110 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (10/28) measuring 7,000 ft × 150 ft (2,134 m × 46 m). For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2017, the airport had 61,255 aircraft operations, an average of 167 per day: 58% air taxi, 14% scheduled commercial, 27% general aviation and 1% military.
Like most Caribbean islands, most of the islands of the Virgin Islands, including St. Thomas and St. John, are volcanic in origin and hilly. The highest point is Crown Mountain on St. Thomas at 1,555 feet (474 m). [45] The easternmost point of the United States is Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands) on St. Croix.
Crown Mountain is located on the island of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and is the highest point of the United States Virgin Islands. [3] It is 1,555 feet (474 m) [ 4 ] in height. See also