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This 1850 lithograph shows St. John's rough landscape. Mamey Peak on St. John, one of the highest peaks on the island at 1,164 feet above sea level, is a name derived from our native fruit, the mammey apple. (Image courtesy Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: How Estates Got Their Names, Part 4

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According to historical records, “ King Christian V gave the estate to the Brandenburg Company in 1695. The estate was owned by several owners between 1739 and 1854, when it was sold to Rasmus Wilhelm Rasmussen, whose family then sold the estate (though not the Great House) to the V.I Government in 1955.” (Photo courtesy Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: How Estates Got Their Names, Part 3

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An old Danish school ruin from the 1840s at Estate Mount Victory on St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: How Estates Got Their Names, Part 2

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Map of St. Thomas. 1907. A Danish trading company took possession of the small island in 1671. At first the intention was to grow tropical crops like tobacco, cotton, and sugar; but it soon turned out that the mountainous island was not suitable for agriculture. The acquisition of St. Croix in 1733 served these purposes instead, and St. Thomas became a base for trade and shipping. On the large bay on the south side of the island the town of Charlotte Amalie developed. At the head of the bay lies Fort Christiansfort, and beside it the trading center of the town runs along the street Dronningensgade. The settlement continues up into the hills, and highest up above the town at a height of 1,500 feet one can look out over the Caribbean to the south and the Atlantic to the north. (Image courtesy Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: How Estates Got Their Names, Part 1

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