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Historic Christiansted
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This 18th-century town (
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) is a showcase of historic preservation. The cannon-
covered fortress, flanked by West Indies neoclassical buildings in gold, pink and brown,
evokes the days when Christiansted was the Danish colonies' capital and the St Croix plan-
tocracy society was awash in gold. The district abuts Kings Wharf, the commercial landing
where, for more than 250 years, ships landed with slaves and set off with sugar or molasses.
Today it's fronted by a boardwalk of bars and dive-boat operators, with art galleries and
courtyard bistros tucked into the town's laneways.
