Castle Coakley, United States Virgin Islands | |
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Country | United States Virgin Islands |
Island | Saint Croix |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Castle Coakley is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Castle Cockley is a former sugar plantation. It was for a while owned by the Danish industrialist Holger Petersen. He also owned theplantations Pearl and Cassavagarden . [1]
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