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.
The St. Croix Ground Lizard — look very closely
View of Christiansted Harbor from the Hotel on the Cay
View of Christiansted Harbor from the Hotel on the Cay
View from the Hotel on the Cay
View behind the Hotel on the Cay
View behind the Hotel on the Cay
Hotel on the Cay — My room was the second from right on the top floor
Hotel on the Cay stairways in the main part of the hotel
Christiansted National Historic Site — Christiansted Wharf
Christiansted National Historic Site — Guinea Company Warehouse
Christiansted National Historic Site — Scale House
Christiansted National Historic Site — Scale House
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
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
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
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Jail cells under the stairs
Jail cells under the stairs
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Jail cells under the stairs
Jail cells under the stairs
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Jail cells under the stairs
Jail cells under the stairs
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Kitchen
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Kitchen
View of Christiansted harbor from Fort Christiansvaern
Barracks room at Fort Christiansvaern
Barracks room at Fort Christiansvaern
Barracks room at Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — dungeon
Stairs to the dungeon in Fort Christiansvaern
The dungeon in Fort Christiansvaern
The dungeon in Fort Christiansvaern
Information about Alexander Hamilton's mother
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern
Information about Alexander Hamilton
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern
Information about Alexander Hamilton
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern
Information about Alexander Hamilton
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern
In a room in Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Latrines
Fort Christiansvaern — Latrines
Fort Christiansvaern — Officer's Latrine
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Powder Magazine
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Powder Magazine
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Arsenal
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Arsenal
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Officer's Day Room
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Officer's Day Room
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Enlisted Men's Day Room
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Enlisted Men's Day Room
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Harbor Defence
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Cannon
View of the harbor and the ferry from the fort
Christiansted National Historic Site — Danish Customs House
View of the Danish Customs House from the fort
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Leeward Defences
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Entrance and Ticket Office
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Entrance and Ticket Office
View from the fort
Chimney of the kitchen
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Commander's Quarters
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Commander's Quarters
View from the Commander's Quarters
Christiansted National Historic Site — Fort Christiansvaern — Stables
Christiansted National Historic Site — Steeple Building
Christiansted National Historic Site — Steeple Building
The Steeple Building
This mural shows the interior of this building when it was a church, before they moved to another church
This mural shows the interior of this building when it was a church, before they moved to another church
Restored pews in the Steeple Building
This used to be a graveyard behind the Steeple Building
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.
I had gone there with my co-workers for dinner. This is where they were staying.