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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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Open Forum: Estate Annaly Must be Included in Maroon Territorial Park
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Open Forum: Estate Annaly Must be Included in Maroon Territorial Park

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A slave grave decorates with conch shells and Danish yellow and red bricks. These bricks came on Danish ships to the Danish West Indies. (Photo by Barbara Walsh)
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Open Forum: St. Croix’s Maroon Country Deserves National Heritage Area Status

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Deep lacerations from a boat strike are evident on this endangered green sea turtle that washed up on St. John recently. (Photo by David Tiene)
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Open Forum: Dead Sea Turtle Signals a Need For Change on St. John

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The La Reine shopping center on St. Croix, with trees growing through the building. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: V.I. Needs a Comp Plan, Not More Shopping Malls

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Emancipation Garden on St. Thomas where the Lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinate) trees were pruned improperly. (Photo by Dale Morton)
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Open Forum: Don’t Let Ignorance Destroy Our Tree Heritage

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The historic Oxholm map of St. John, 1788-1780, a mountainous island of 20 square miles. (Image courtesy of Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: How St. John Became Part of the Danish West Indies

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A group of hikers inside the Estate Parasol sugar mill on St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: Government Must Act to Preserve Lands, History of Northwest St. Croix

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Leading a hike with teachers, archaeologists, medical doctors, parents, grandparents, students, hikers, etc., at Maroon Ridge for Emancipation Day. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: Maroon Country Long Identified as Worthy of Preservation

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This is the northwest of Maroon Country where lands were exchanged hundred of times since the middle 1600s. (Photo courtesy of Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: It’s Time to Reclaim Maroon Country

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