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WSVI (channel 8) is a television station serving the United States Virgin Islands that is licensed to Christiansted, Saint Croix, and affiliated with Ion. It is owned by Atlas News and Information Services alongside Charlotte Amalie–licensed independent station WZVI (channel 21). The two stations share studios at the Sunny Isle Shopping ...
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]
Major highways and routes on all islands are two digit numbers and end in 0 (examples: 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 70, and 80). The only exception to this rule is Highway 66 (Melvin Evans Highway) on St. Croix. Other major roads are assigned two digits numbers and end with a number other than 0 (example: 38).
Channel 15: WWCW - Independent - Christiansted, St. Croix (1989–1999) Channel 15: WVIF - Independent - Christiansted, St. Croix (1999–2009) Channel 17: WVGI - Independent - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas (1987–1995)
Frederiksted (the Danish translation of "Frederik's Place") is both a town and one of the two administrative districts of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.It is a grid-planned city, designed by surveyor Jens Beckfor, originally to 14x14 blocks but built 7x7 to enhance the island commerce in the 1700s.
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).
USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources website 17°42′19″N 64°41′52″W / 17.70528°N 64.69778°W / 17.70528; -64.69778 ( Haypenny This Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands location article is a stub .