Estate Whim Plantation Museum
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Estate Whim Plantation Museum is a historic sugar plantation site on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands that preserves and interprets the island’s colonial and slavery-era history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Estate Whim Plantation Museum canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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museum ⓘ open-air museum ⓘ sugar plantation ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Danish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | sugar production ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic museum site ⓘ |
| educationalRole |
interprets Danish colonial rule in St. Croix
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teaches about the history of slavery in the U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
colonial history of St. Croix
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slavery-era history in the Caribbean ⓘ sugar plantation history ⓘ |
| formerUse |
rum production site
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sugar cane plantation ⓘ |
| governedBy | historic preservation regulations of the U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
artifacts related to enslaved people’s lives
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artifacts related to sugar production ⓘ colonial-era household items ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
stone and coral masonry buildings
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windmill tower ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
cistern
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cookhouse ⓘ factory ruins ⓘ great house ⓘ slave quarters remnants ⓘ sugar mill ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| island |
Saint Croix
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surface form:
St. Croix
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Saint Croix
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surface form:
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form:
United States Virgin Islands
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| near |
Frederiksted
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surface form:
Frederiksted, St. Croix
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| offers |
cultural events
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guided tours ⓘ historical exhibits ⓘ interpretive programs on slavery ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | St. Croix Landmarks Society ⓘ |
| ownedBy | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| preserves | landscape of a historic sugar estate ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | plantation life in the Danish West Indies ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| topic | transatlantic slave trade impacts in the Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism attraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands
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