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Native Virgin Islander Judah Philip Benjamin was a U.S Senator, Confederate Secretary of State, Secretary of War and Attorney General. (Photo courtesy Library of Congress)
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Op-Ed: The Story of a Native Virgin Islander Turned Confederate Official

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Dried salted cod is now common in the West Indies. (Photo courtesy Wikipedia)
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Op-Ed: Saltfish, a Cornerstone of Virgin Islands’ Cooking Through the Centuries

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Op-Ed: Remembering my Beloved Cousin From Upstreet, Francine A. Penn-Scipio
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Op-Ed: Remembering my Beloved Cousin From Upstreet, Francine A. Penn-Scipio

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Everyone enjoyed Sandy Point, especially walking along the longest, most pristine beach in the Virgin Islands, located on the northern side of the refuge. (Photo by Bill Noel)
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Op-Ed: Industrial Impacts Still Scar St. Croix’s Sandy Point Refuge, But There is Hope

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In the old days of St. Croix a riding party, as it was called locally, was common around the island. This is Estate Prosperity in the 1920s with a local riding party in front of the great house. (Photo courtesy the late Erik Lawaetz)
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Op-Ed: St. Croix’s Estate Prosperity Has a Storied History and is Worth a Visit Today

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The great house of Whim Estate is no longer a shining example of an architectural wonder built by some of the best builders during the era of the Danish West Indies. It is now being taken over by the elements of nature, where plants, and other living organisms like fungi are destroying the structure of the house. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Government Inaction Allowing Whim Museum, Other Historic Sites to Go to Waste

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A painting of Coral Bay by Robert H. Schomburgk, dated 1833. (Image courtesy Michael and Jane Sheen collection)
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Op-Ed: A Coral Bay Mega Marina is No More Fitting Today than in 2014

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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

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Olasee Davis on an early January morning at the summit of Mt. Eagle, where the fog covered the entire mountain. “Believe me, it was a spiritual experience of Mt. Eagle in the fog where runaway slaves once hid,” he said. (Photo courtesy Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Exploring the V.I.’s Maroon Country, Part 2

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Maroon Sanctuary Park protects the region’s pristine shoreline and fragile coastal ecosystems. (DPNR photo)
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Of Geology, Jumbie Beads and Starlight

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