Whim, U.S. Virgin Islands
Whim, United States Virgin Islands | |
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Village | |
![]() Old windmill at Whim Plantation | |
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Island | Saint Croix |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Whim is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
It is located east of Frederiksted off Centerline Road.
History[]
The town is located at the site of Estate Whim, a large sugarcane plantation, sugar mill, and rum distillery during the colonial Danish West Indies era. The Whin estate was in th 18th century owned first by Christopher MacEvoy Sr. and later by his son Christopher MacEvoy Sr.. The stone ruins are on the National Register of Historic Places.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/NORTH_SIDE_OF_WINDMILL%2C_CHIMNEY_FOR_STEAM_MILL%2C_GENERAL_VIEW_-_Estate_Whim%2C_Windmill%2C_Centerline_Road%2C_Whim%2C_St._Croix%2C_VI_HABS_VI%2C1-WEST%2C1-B-1.tif/lossy-page1-280px-NORTH_SIDE_OF_WINDMILL%2C_CHIMNEY_FOR_STEAM_MILL%2C_GENERAL_VIEW_-_Estate_Whim%2C_Windmill%2C_Centerline_Road%2C_Whim%2C_St._Croix%2C_VI_HABS_VI%2C1-WEST%2C1-B-1.tif.jpg)
Windmill and chimney of Estate Whim.
See also[]
- Sugar production in the Danish West Indies
- Sugar plantations in the Caribbean
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the United States Virgin Islands
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References[]
Coordinates: 17°42′00″N 64°51′44″W / 17.70000°N 64.86222°W
Categories:
- Populated places in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- National Register of Historic Places in the United States Virgin Islands
- Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands geography stubs