St. Croix




Photos from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Christiansted Siteseeing

Here are some photos I took on Tuesday when I had some time to do some siteseeing.

In one of the photos below, you can see the building where my room was located. It was not built to the same standards as the rest of the hotel, and the room was not appointed as well as the rooms in the main part of the hotel. This is why I moved to the Divi Carina Bay Resort and Casino the next day.

In Fort Christiansvaern there is some information about Alexander Hamilton, who went on to become chief of staff to General George Washington during the American Revolution and then was appointed by Washington as the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

USVirginIslandsStCroix The St. Croix Ground Lizard — look very closely


USVirginIslandsStCroix View of Christiansted Harbor from the Hotel on the Cay
USVirginIslandsStCroix View of Christiansted Harbor from the Hotel on the Cay


USVirginIslandsStCroix View from the Hotel on the Cay
USVirginIslandsStCroix View behind the Hotel on the Cay


USVirginIslandsStCroix View behind the Hotel on the Cay
USVirginIslandsStCroix Hotel on the Cay — My room was the second from right on the top floor


USVirginIslandsStCroix Hotel on the Cay stairways in the main part of the hotel


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Christiansted Wharf


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Guinea Company Warehouse


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Scale House


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Scale House


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
This is a portion of the map and descriptions that they give you when you enter the fort
they must be returned when you leave


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Jail cells under the stairs


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Jail cells under the stairs


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Jail cells under the stairs


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Kitchen


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Kitchen


USVirginIslandsStCroix View of Christiansted harbor from Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Barracks room at Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Barracks room at Fort Christiansvaern
USVirginIslandsStCroix Barracks room at Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — dungeon


USVirginIslandsStCroix Stairs to the dungeon in Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix The dungeon in Fort Christiansvaern
USVirginIslandsStCroix The dungeon in Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Information about Alexander Hamilton's mother
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Information about Alexander Hamilton
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Information about Alexander Hamilton
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Information about Alexander Hamilton
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Latrines


USVirginIslandsStCroix Fort Christiansvaern — Latrines
USVirginIslandsStCroix Fort Christiansvaern — Officer's Latrine


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Powder Magazine


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Powder Magazine


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Arsenal


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Arsenal


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Officer's Day Room


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Officer's Day Room


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Enlisted Men's Day Room


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Enlisted Men's Day Room


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Harbor Defence


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Cannon


USVirginIslandsStCroix View of the harbor and the ferry from the fort


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Danish Customs House


USVirginIslandsStCroix View of the Danish Customs House from the fort


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Leeward Defences


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Entrance and Ticket Office


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Entrance and Ticket Office


USVirginIslandsStCroix View from the fort


USVirginIslandsStCroix Chimney of the kitchen


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Commander's Quarters


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Commander's Quarters


USVirginIslandsStCroix View from the Commander's Quarters


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Stables


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Steeple Building


USVirginIslandsStCroix Christiansted National Historic Site — Steeple Building


USVirginIslandsStCroix The Steeple Building
This mural shows the interior of this building when it was a church, before they moved to another church


USVirginIslandsStCroix Restored pews in the Steeple Building


USVirginIslandsStCroix This used to be a graveyard behind the Steeple Building


USVirginIslandsStCroix A view of the Divi Carina Bay Resort and Casino, taken from a pier that juts out into the water
I had gone there with my co-workers for dinner. This is where they were staying.









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