Dennis Bay Historic District

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Dennis Bay Historic District
Dennis Bay windmill.jpg
Windmill plan
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Red pog.svg
LocationNE of Cruz Bay off North Shore Rd., Virgin Islands National Park
Coordinates 18°21′08″N64°46′31″W / 18.352285°N 64.775415°W / 18.352285; -64.775415
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1728
MPS Virgin Islands National Park MRA
NRHP reference No. 81000095 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1981

Dennis Bay Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1] It is located northeast of Cruz Bay off North Shore Rd., in Virgin Islands National Park. The plantation was claimed and cleared by 1728 to operate as a sugar cane plantation. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dennis Bay Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved June 2, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 1976