Dennis Bay Historic District

Dennis Bay Historic District
Windmill plan
Dennis Bay Historic District is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Dennis Bay Historic District
LocationNE of Cruz Bay off North Shore Rd., Virgin Islands National Park
Coordinates18°21′08″N 64°46′31″W / 18.352285°N 64.775415°W / 18.352285; -64.775415
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1728
MPSVirgin 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. ^ a b "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


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