st. croix

     

In 1493 Columbus named this Virgin Island "Santa Cruz", since then its name has been Frenchified

Trivia about st. croix

  • The largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, it was named "Santa Cruz" by Columbus
  • The first clash between Europeans & New World natives was in 1493 at a bay on this largest U.S. Virgin Island
  • Christiansted National Historic Site on this largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands commemorates its Danish heritage
  • This largest island in the U.S. Virgin Islands was earlier owned by the Dutch, English, Spanish, French & Danes
  • Relics from Danish sugar plantation days can be seen at a museum on this largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • On a cruise to this one of the U.S. Virgin Islands, you'll learn that the people there are called Cruzans