U.S. Virgin Islands · VI
Frederiksted
Where emancipation was proclaimed in 1848.
- Emancipation
- July 3, 1848
- Fireburn
- October 1878
Then
- 1848
After an uprising led by Moses "General Buddhoe" Gottlieb, the governor proclaims emancipation at Fort Frederik on July 3.
- 1867
An earthquake and tsunami beach the USS Monongahela.
- 1878
The Fireburn labor revolt, led by four women, burns the town. It is rebuilt in Victorian style.
Now
Frederiksted's pier is St. Croix's only cruise ship port.