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11 unusual facts about United States Virgin Islands


Altona, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

It is located on the south coast, to the west of the capital, Charlotte Amalie and the settlement of Frenchtown.

Anna's Retreat, United States Virgin Islands

The Weymouth Rhymer Highway passes through Anna's Retreat, turning into Red Hook Rd which leads to Red Hook.

Beeston Hill

Beeston Hill, United States Virgin Islands, a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands

Charlotte Amalie

Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, the capital city, which was named after the queen-consort

Coral Bay, United States Virgin Islands

Though it was once the main commercial and population center on the island due to its sheltered harbor, it has fallen from prominence with the introduction of a ferry service to Cruz Bay, which is now the largest town on St. John.

Emil Bærentzen

Born in Copenhagen on 30 October 1799, Bærentzen served an apprenticeship at the pharmacy in Nykøbing Sjælland but then travelled to Christiansted on the then Danish island of St. Croix in the West Indies where he worked in one of the government offices.

Kentucky Small Business Development Center

Now, every state has an SBDC program (Texas has four and California has six) along with Guam, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands and Samoa.

Red Hook, United States Virgin Islands

Ferry service is provided from Red Hook to Cruz Bay on St. John USVI, Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas and to the British Virgin Islands.

Tiger Haynes

He was born in Frederiksted, St. Croix, and moved to New York when he was a boy.

U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 10

Highway 107 serves several towns along the shores of Coral Bay.

U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 33

It runs from Highway 30 near Frenchtown and takes a northerly path toward Crown Mountain.


British Virgin Islands cricket team

A British Islands cricket team first appeared in West Indian cricket in the 1991 Leeward Islands Tournament against the United States Virgin Islands at the Lionel Roberts Stadium, Charlotte Amalie.

Estate Catherineberg

Estate Catherineberg is a historic mansion on Denmark Hill in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Keithroy Cornelius

In February 2008, the United States Virgin Islands were invited to take part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status.

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954

In addition, loans to localities were authorized and the provisions of the Act were extended to apply to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.