Lameshur Plantation | |
Nearest city | Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands |
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Coordinates | 18°20′33″N64°45′30″W / 18.34250°N 64.75833°W Coordinates: 18°20′33″N64°45′30″W / 18.34250°N 64.75833°W |
Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
Built | 1780 |
MPS | Virgin Islands National Park MRA (AD) |
NRHP reference No. | 78000271 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 23, 1978 |
Lameshur Plantation, near Cruz Bay on St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] It is located east of Cruz Bay on Little Lameshur Bay. It is included in the central part of Virgin Islands National Park and dates to 1780. It includes a horsemill. [2]
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Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins is an historic site located in the Virgin Islands National Park, east of Cruz Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. The ruins are an example of an 18th-century sugar and rum factory.
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