Annaberg Sugar Plantation - St. john U.S.V.I.
Posted by: kJfishman
N 18° 21.787 W 064° 43.792
20Q E 317227 N 2031229
The 40 foot windmill could be rotated to catch prevailing winds, not limited to one position.
Waymark Code: WMTN75
Location: US Virgin Islands
Date Posted: 12/16/2016
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This Sugar Cane Plant was constructed between 1797 and 1805. It was state of the art at the time. The 40 foot windmill could be rotated to catch prevailing winds, not limited to one position. The plant was operated by slaves and the island and was a colony Denmark at that time the United States purchased them.
Sugar Cane was brought to the the islands by Columbus not a natural plant for the islands. It was used to make Rum and molasses.
This link has a lot of detailed information on this historic site. (
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