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Saint Croix Island International Historic SiteHistorical interpreter poses as Pierre Dugua next to the bronze Pierre Dugua statue. Photo by Robert A. Thayer.
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June 21, 2009
Activities Planned for 405th Anniversary of Saint Croix Island Settlement
On Saturday, June 27, from 5:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., join National Park Service rangers at Saint Croix Island International Historic Site in Red Beach to commemorate 405 years since Pierre Dugua founded a French settlement on Saint Croix Island.
French Huguenots and Catholics settled Saint Croix.  

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Saint Croix Island was settled by Huguenots (French Protestants) and Catholics, a rare example of religious tolerance between these two groups. The island is protected today as part of Saint Croix Island International Historic Site.
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