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Park System Christiansted National Historic Site St. Croix,
Virgin Islands Capital of the Danish West Indies for more than a
hundred years, Christiansted was a major port for the island of
St. Croix. The Danish took over an earlier French settlement at
the beginning of the 18th century and established a colonial
city, Christiansted, which they built as a trading center
through the Danish West India and Guinea Company (DWI&GC).
Christiansted National Historic Site includes the remains of a
colonial fort and other buildings that document the presence of
the Danish in the Caribbean during the age of expansion and the
diverse richness of life there. Visitors today can learn more
about Danish colonial life by exploring some of the historic
buildings in the park. The seven acres of the park are in the
area of the Christiansted waterfront/wharf and include Fort
Christiansvaern (1738), the