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The U.S. Virgin Islands has a number of cultural events that engage both residents and visitors all year-round. Each of the three islands have different celebrations at different times of the year. Carnival. Each year, the carnival on St. Thomas spans a month, kicking off with queen, prince, and princess shows, Calypso shows, Pan-O-Ramas, and J ...
The U.S. Virgin Islands are known for their white sand beaches, including Magens Bay and Trunk Bay, and deepwater harbors along the Anegada Passage, including Charlotte Amalie (the capital) and Christiansted. [48] Like most Caribbean islands, most of the islands of the Virgin Islands, including St. Thomas and St. John, are volcanic in origin ...
In 1693 the Brandenburg section of Saint Thomas was seized by the Danes without any resistance or repayment. With the end of the Brandenburg African colonies (they were sold to the Dutch, Groß Friedrichsburg in 1718 and Arguin in 1721) there was no need to maintain a presence in Saint Thomas and the town completely passed from Brandenburg control.
People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, also known as St. Thomians Pages in category "People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total.
The 20-minute ferry ride to Cruz Bay on the island of St. John, which is a part of the Virgin Islands National Park, leaves the town of Red Hook. [6] Other ferry destinations from Red Hook include the islands of Tortola and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, as well as St. Croix. [7]
By 1733, the present day US and British Virgin Islands were a colony of Denmark, but were under the Catholic jurisdiction of the Diocese of San Juan in Puerto Rico, a Spanish colony. The first catholic church in the Virgin Islands was Holy Cross Catholic Church in Christiansted on the island of St. Croix, opening in 1755. [1]
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 .
Estate Thomas. Estate Thomas is a settlement adjacent to Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.. The WICO dock and Havensight, Charlotte Amalie High School, Sugar Estate Post Office, Wheatley Center, Pueblo Long Bay, Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, and Kimelman Cancer Institute are located in Estate Thomas.