Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00340
Place Type
Island or Archipelago
Description
Saint Thomas is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Today, Saint Thomas is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands (together with nearby Saint Croix and Saint John). The United States purchased Saint Thomas from Denmark in 1917. Prior to 1917, Saint Thomas was under Danish control for about 250 years. Saint Thomas was developed as a sugar plantation economy by Danish colonists beginning in the 1670s. Slavery was abolished in the Danish West Indies after the 1848 Revolution in Denmark.
State or Province
U.S. Virgin Islands
Country
United States of America
Region
West Indies (Caribbean)
Latitude
18.333333
Longitude
-64.916667
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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