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Christiansted National Historic Site

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40: 57: 1167: 82: 107: 365: 354: 377: 114: 89: 64: 296:. The first Danish governors were also housed there. The British occupied the colony from 1801 to 1803 and from 1807 to 1815. The fort housed the police headquarters, court offices, courthouse and archives starting in 1878. The soldiers were replaced by 60 1492: 311:, in 1745, at age 16. In 1750, she refused to live with Lavien any longer, an offense for which Lavien had her jailed under Danish law. She spent several months in a 10 by 13 foot cell with one small window. Soon after being released, she fled to the 1472: 1413: 1497: 582: 1118: 959: 344:
As of 2016, the National Park Service planned to celebrate its centennial with an initiative to rehabilitate the main warehouse facility into a slave trade museum, and to restore the complex to its 1833 appearance.
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trade), religious diversity, architecture, trades, and crime and punishment. The site was renamed on January 16, 1961. As with all historic areas administered by the
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The fort was constructed in 1738 on the remains of an earlier French fortification destroyed by a hurricane. The fort protected commerce from piracy and
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and way of life between 1733 and 1917, including colonial administration, military and naval establishment, international trade (including
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The site consists of six historic structures: Fort Christiansværn (constructed from 1738 to 1749), the
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US National Park Service marker for the Christiansted National Historic Site showing all six buildings.
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Larson, Harold (April 1952). "Alexander Hamilton: The Fact and Fiction of His Early Years".
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held slave auctions in its warehouse until 1803, when the slave trade was outlawed.
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The fort also served as the colony jail. A notable inmate was the mother of
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Beginning in May 1735, Christiansted was developed using a grid system. The
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The site was first established on March 4, 1952, as the
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Fort Christiansværn

Map showing the location of Christiansted National Historic Site
Map showing the location of Christiansted National Historic Site
Map showing the location of Christiansted National Historic Site
Christiansted
Virgin Islands
USA
17°44′49″N 64°42′8″W / 17.74694°N 64.70222°W / 17.74694; -64.70222
National Park Service
Christiansted National Historic Site
Virgin Islands
Christiansted
Danish West Indies
St. Croix Island
Danish West India and Guinea Company Warehouse
Danish West India and Guinea Company
Building Code
setbacks
zoning
neoclassical architecture
privateers
slave revolts
gendarmes
Alexander Hamilton
Johann Michael Lavien
British West Indies
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economy
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