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unusual facts about Philipsburg, Sint Maarten


Carnival Dream

No power outages occurred but Carnival Cruise lines decided to stay docked in port at Philipsburg, Sint Maarten.


Consulate General of the United States, Curaçao

The Consulate General of the United States of America Curaçao is located in Willemstad and serves Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten (countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) as well as Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius (special municipalities of the Netherlands).

David Wilkerson

He served as a pastor in small churches in Scottdale and Philipsburg in Pennsylvania, until he saw a photograph in Life Magazine in 1958 of seven teenagers who were members of a gang in New York known as "Egyptian Dragons".

First Wescot-Williams cabinet

Government formation followed the September 2010 Sint Maarten general election, which saw the National Alliance emerge as the largest party.

Jonathan Saidel

Ultimately came in second in a three-person field, ahead of Doris Smith-Ribner, a former Commonwealth Court Judge from Pittsburgh, and behind the winner, State Representative Scott Conklin of Philipsburg, Centre County.

Louis Victor de Blacquetot de Caux

He was appointed Battalion commander in 1799, and was appointed by Moreau, to settle with the Ferdinand, Graf Bubna von Littitz, an armistice on the streets of Ulm, Ingolstadt and Philipsburg, occupied by the Austrians.

Matt Adams

Matt Adams grew up in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.

Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Matt Adams - Professional Baseball Player - St. Louis Cardinals

Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

The borough of Monaca, Pennsylvania, was first incorporated as Phillipsburg in 1840, and had been known by that name since the 1820s.

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

Jet blast from departing aircraft is also another 'attraction' as it creates artificial waves.

Sint Maarten

Among the leading cultural artists of the island are Isidore "Mighty Dow" York, kaisonian, panman; Roland Richardson, Impressionist painter; Nicole de Weever, dancer, broadway star; Lasana M. Sekou, poet, author, independence advocate; Clara Reyes, choreographer; Tanny and The Boys, string band music group.

Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga

In his late twenties, Van Idzinga began his political career in the colonies, first becoming landdrost of the district of Nickerie in Surinam between 1850 and 1853, before becoming Lieutenant Governor (Dutch: gezaghebber) of Sint Eustatius (1853 – 1859) and Sint Maarten (1859 – 1865).


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