Museo ng Kasaysayan
Fort Frederik
Inirerekomenda ng 9 na lokal
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Cassandra
November 22, 2020
historic site, beautiful place for pictures
Hoda
July 17, 2022
Wonderful tours to learn about the history and culture of the Virgin Islands!
Stephanie
October 17, 2021
Lots to learn about the island culture and history. fee is $5.00 pp cash only
Brian
January 25, 2022
Fort Frederik is a mid-eighteenth century Danish masonry fort located at the north end of Frederiksted, on the western end of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. It is also known as Fort Frederiksted and Frederiksfort. The fort was built to protect Danish colonial interests in the Caribbean and the western end of St. Croix against incursions by other colonial powers, prevent smuggling, protect shipping in the Frederiksted harbor from pirates and privateers, and maintain order among the colony’s enslaved people. The Fort is located overlooking a deep water bay. Before the Dutch purchased St. Croix from the French, earlier colonists had established a small fortification at this location, The gun battery was used to deter privateers and pirates from using this place as a landing site from which they could travel inland and attack the settlements.
Fort Frederik is a mid-eighteenth century Danish masonry fort located at the north end of Frederiksted, on the western end of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. It is also known as Fort Frederiksted and Frederiksfort. The fort was built to protect Danish colonial interests in the Caribbean an…
Cheryl
January 23, 2021
Lots of Crucian history at this site.
Lokasyon
Frederiksted, St Croix
Frederiksted