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The Virgin Islands National Park is a national park of the United States preserving about 60% of the land area of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as more than 5,500 acres (2,226 ha; 9 sq mi) of adjacent ocean, and nearly all of Hassel Island, just off the Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas harbor.
Virgin Islands National Park is famous for its unspoiled beaches. But visitors will also find remains of plantations from the 18th and 19th centuries when St. John was still under Danish rule.
The land is the site of a sugar factory. The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1981. [1] The historic district is part of Virgin Islands National Park. The park maintains an exhibit of a well-preserved sugar factory. [2]
Seeking to provide greater protection to the sensitive coral reef resources, President Clinton established the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument on January 17, 2001. The monument includes 12,708 acres (51 km 2 ) of federal submerged lands within the 3 mile (5 km) belt off Saint John, including Hurricane Hole and areas north and south ...
Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins is an historic site located in the Virgin Islands National Park, east of Cruz Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The ruins are an example of an 18th-century sugar and rum factory. To reach Catherineberg, turn north on John Head Road from Centerline Road. There is room for several cars to park right next to ...
Annaberg Historic District is a historic section of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands where the Annaberg sugar plantation ruins are located. The district is located on the north shore of the island west of Mary's Point in the Maho Bay quarter. [2]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in the United States Virgin Islands on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Dennis Bay Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1] It is located northeast of Cruz Bay off North Shore Rd., in Virgin Islands National Park. The plantation was claimed and cleared by 1728 to operate as a sugar cane plantation. [2]