Annaberg | |
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  Annaberg Location in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands  Annaberg Annaberg (the U.S. Virgin Islands) | |
| Coordinates: 17°42′42″N64°46′28″W / 17.71167°N 64.77444°W Coordinates: 17°42′42″N64°46′28″W / 17.71167°N 64.77444°W | |
| Country |  United States Virgin Islands |
| Island | Saint Croix |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Annaberg is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Annaberg (Rings Quarter No. 27, 28, 32, Centre Police Distriet, Christiansteds Jurisdiction) is a former sugar plantation. As of 1816, it covered 225 acres of land of which 111 acres were planted with sugar canes and 114 acres were under other cultivation. 95 enslaved labourers were present on the estate.
On 27 February 1827, it was sold by auction to Mrs. Sarah C Krause for iPs. 36,000. On 5 March 1836, March 5, she sold it to Burrows & Nottage for Ps. 20,000. On 6 May 1850, it was sold by auction to John Wakefield (mortgageholder) for $1000 (Anguilla included). The next owner was J. H. Lund. [1]
The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles to the east of Puerto Rico and west of the British Virgin Islands.
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