Christiansted National Historic Site
2100 Church St. #100
Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820
By Phone: Visitor Information 340-773-1460
By Fax: 340-773-5995
Did You Know?
Desiring land more suitable for sugar cultivation, the Danes purchased St. Croix from France in 1733, marking the first peaceful transfer of land in the Caribbean. Danish efforts to settle the island were initially delayed for a year following the devastating 1733 slave revolt on St. John.