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Fort Frederik

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flowers. This Federiksted park honors the slave revolt leader General Buddhoe and also serves to recall and honor the 1848 proclamation by Governor Peter von Scholten that emancipated slaves in the Danish islands. The park has many benches and a small gazebo and is the location for Jazz in the Park, every 3rd Friday of the month (2014).
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Fort Frederik now stands guard over the Eliza James-McBean Clock Tower and Emancipation Park, a town park right in front of the Frederiksted fort and waterfront. The park contains statues of historically important Virgin Islanders. Small paths weave through dozens of large mahogany trees and fragrant
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According to Westergaard, "It was soon found that a customs house was not sufficient, but that cannon must be provided, and placed as to command the roads where the ships lay anchored. In lack of such a 'water battery', ships were accustomed to slip away in the night-time without securing papers of
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In 1776, the first salute from foreign soil to the new nation of the United States of America was fired from the fort. The salute of Old Glory which had been raised on an American brigantine at port in Frederiksted was a violation of the laws of Denmark-Norway's neutrality however the islands had
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emancipated the slaves on 3 July 1848. 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.
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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).
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List of United States National Historic Landmarks in United States commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states
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helped the British colonist in America sealing a friendliness between the two colonies, and the salute was therefore appropriate.
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and to ward off pirates. It has red and white painted walls, making it quite different then yellow and white of
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on the other side of the island. It is located at the north end of Frederiksted, in
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to defend the economic interests of the natural deep water port of
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Frederiks Fort, Fortberg Hill, Coral Bay, St. John County, VI
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Fort Frederik was listed as a contributing property in the
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Government buildings in the United States Virgin Islands
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Internal Courtyard Commanders Quarters and the Portofino
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The Danish West Indies Under Company Rule (1671-1754)
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Contributing property

Fort Frederik is located in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Fort Frederik is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands
17°42′54.92″N 64°53′.43″W / 17.7152556°N 64.8834528°W / 17.7152556; -64.8834528
Frederiksted Historic District
ID76001853
96001073
National Historic Landmark
Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands
Denmark-Norway
Frederiksted
Fort Christiansværn
St. Croix
National Register of Historic Places
Governor-General
Peter von Scholten
Frederiksted Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
2nd Story facing SW
2nd Story facing West
2nd Story Panoramic facing South to West to North
2nd Story Panoramic facing West to North to East
Bell with View of N2theBlue Scuba Diving in the Parking Area
Cannon Battery Facing West

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