Cowell Battery, U.S. Virgin Islands

Last updated

Cowell Battery is a settlement on the island of Hassel near Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The population of the settlement and entire island in 2012 was 10. It was named after the British officer John Clayton Cowell of the Royal Regiment of Foot who was Governor of St Thomas during the British occupation of 1801–1802. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geography of the United States Virgin Islands</span>

The United States Virgin Islands are a group of several dozen islands and cays located in the Caribbean, about 1,100 miles (1,770 km) southeast of Florida, 600 miles (966 km) north of Venezuela, 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico, and immediately west and south of the British Virgin Islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hassel Island, U.S. Virgin Islands</span> United States historic place

Hassel Island is a small island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. Hassel Island lies in the Charlotte Amalie harbor just south of Saint Thomas and east of Water Island, with which it is part of the sub-district of Water Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands</span> Town in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands is the main town on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. According to the 2000 census, Cruz Bay had a population of 2,743.

Fort Purcell is a ruined fort near Pockwood Pond on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dutch Virgin Islands</span>

The Dutch Virgin Islands is the collective name for the enclaves that the Dutch West India Company had in the Virgin Islands. The area was ruled by a director, whose seat was not permanent. The main reason for starting a colony here was that it lay strategically between the Dutch colonies in the south and New Netherland. The Dutch West India Company was mainly affected by the competition from Denmark, England and Spain. In 1680 the remaining islands became a British colony.

Barrett is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Bellevue is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Benner is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Bovoni is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Bonne Esperance is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Contant is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located between the capital city of Charlotte Amalie and the Cyril E. King Airport.

Enighed is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Ensomned is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Hoffman is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

John Oley is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Lerkenlund is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Neltjeberg is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Resolution is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is part of the Northside Administrative District. Crown Mountain, the highest point in the US Virgin Islands, is in Resolution.

Rosendal is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Sorgenfri is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

References

  1. "Portrait of Capt John Clayton Cowell" . Retrieved June 8, 2016.

18°19′33″N64°55′58″W / 18.32583°N 64.93278°W / 18.32583; -64.93278