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Annaberg, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands

Annaberg is a former sugar factory and plantation on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is uninhabited and part of the Annaberg Historic District within the Virgin Islands National Park.

History

Thesugar plantation was established by the planter Christopher William Gottschalk in 1721. He named it after his daughter Anna. The fiormer slave house dates from 1731. The other ruins are younger.

References

  1. ^ "250 års kolonihistorie". annevibekerejser.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.

18°21′47″N 64°43′49″W / 18.36301°N 64.73014°W / 18.36301; -64.73014