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Christiansted
A Danish colonial capital where young Hamilton lived.
- Population
- 1,770 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1734
- Fort finished
- 1740
Then
- 1733
Frederik Moth becomes governor of St. Croix and lays out the town.
- 1734
France hands the island to the Danish West India and Guinea Company.
- 1740
Fort Christiansværn is completed.
- 1765
Alexander Hamilton, 11, arrives from Nevis. He leaves for New York at 17.
Now
The town lost almost 30 percent of its people between 2010 and 2020, after hurricanes Irma and Maria. Christiansted National Historic Site anchors the waterfront.