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In 1691 the town was renamed Charlotte Amalie in honor of Danish King Christian V's wife, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650–1714). Between 1921 and 1936, the town was called St. Thomas by the United States. In 1936 the capital was recognized as Charlotte Amalie.
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]
The territorial capital and port of Charlotte Amalie is located on the island. Of the three islands, St. Thomas is the second largest, with St. Croix being the largest, and St. John, the smallest. [4] As of the 2010 census, the population of Saint Thomas was 51,634, [5] about 48.5% of the total population of the United States Virgin Islands.
South of Charlotte Amalie in Saint Thomas Harbor 18°19′46″N 64°56′08″W / 18.329444°N 64.935556°W / 18.329444; -64.935556 ( Hassel Island Historic Charlotte Amalie
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.
Charlotte Amalie East is a transportion and shopping area of the island of St. Thomas. Within Charlotte Amalie East is Havensight. Havensight is a community and the busiest cruise port in the world. [3] Bird's eye view of Havensight from the Paradise Point Tramway. The largest shopping facility in Havensight is the Havensight Mall.
Blackbeard's Castle is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands.It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas.Erected in 1679 by the Danes as a watchtower to protect the harbor as well as Fort Christian, Blackbeard's Castle was originally called Skytsborg (meaning protection castle).
Fortuna is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in the far west of the island. It is located in the far west of the island. There are visible estate ruins in Fortuna.