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2. Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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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.

3. List of television stations in the U.S. Virgin Islands

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   This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. Virgin Islands is home to one of the smallest TV markets as defined by Nielsen market research, with only 5 full-power stations on Saint Thomas and Saint Croix .

4. Fort Christian - Wikipedia

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   Fort Christian is a Dano-Norwegian-built fort in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Built 1672-1680, early in the first successful colonial establishment on the island, the fort served as a critical point of defense and government during the entire period of Dano-Norwegian, and later Danish, administration, which ended in 1917 with the sale of the islands to the United States.

5. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin ...

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   Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in the United States Virgin Islands. [1] It is the mother church and seat of the Diocese of Saint Thomas. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie.

6. Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands

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   The Colonial Law of 1863 divided the islands into two municipalities: St. Croix, and St. Thomas–St. John. [2] Each municipality was served by a Colonial Council. [2] After the United States had purchased the islands, the U.S. Congress passed the Organic Act of 1936, under which the two Colonial Councils became Municipal Councils. [2]

7. Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas - Wikipedia

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   He named Edward John Harper of the Diocese of Brooklyn as the apostolic prefect. In 1977, Paul VI elevated the prefecture to the Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands, naming Harper as its first bishop. [4] Pope John Paul II in 1984 appointed Seán Patrick O'Malley from Washington as coadjutor bishop in St. Thomas to assist Harper. [5]