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The wood inside this 1750s water Tower at Estate Morning Star, Salt River Bay National Historical Park & Ecological Preserve was built from the Mastic wood of St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Exploring the V.I.’s Maroon Country, Part 3

By Olasee Davis -
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The series of scenic ridges that run the length of the Maroon Sanctuary Territorial Park in remote northwest St. Croix contain several distinct watersheds and are home to the island's largest contiguous forest, providing vast intact habitat for a variety of rare and endangered species of flora and fauna. (Photo courtesy DPNR)
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Sacred Geography, Ancestral Memory and the Restoration of Meaning

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Government House Briefing Reflects Territory’s Highs, Lows and Murky In-Betweens
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Government House Briefing Reflects Territory’s Highs, Lows and Murky In-Betweens

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his photo was taken about 25 years ago with the historic lighthouse with the St. Croix Hiking Association standing on the sacred ridge of Maronberg. (Photo courtesy Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: The Time to Preserve Ham’s Bluff Lighthouse is Now

By Olasee Davis -
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Governor Announces Territorial Park System and Board Members
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Governor Announces Territorial Park System and Board Members

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Olasee Davis, left, leads hikers on a trek of Maroon Ridge, where they overlook the Maroon Hole. Enslaved people jumped from these cliffs and deep valleys in a bid for freedom, according to oral history. (Photo courtesy of Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: A Maroon Territorial Park is Not an Option But a Must

By Olasee Davis -
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The sun sets on the forest of the Northwest Quarter of St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: St. Croix’s Maroons Set the Stage For Freedom in the Danish West Indies

By Olasee Davis -
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Several graves at the Estate Annaly burial ground dating from the late 1700s to the 1900s. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: Our Maroon Ancestors Deserve A Sanctuary on St. Croix

By Olasee Davis -
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One of the tidal pools at Wells Bay in the Northwest Quarter of St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: St. Croix’s Northwest Quarter Worthy of World Heritage Status

By Olasee Davis -
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Part of the Maroon Ridge in the northwest of St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Commentary: Join the Call for a Maroon Territorial Park

By Olasee Davis -
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