La Grange, U.S. Virgin Islands Explained

La Grange, United States Virgin Islands
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Island
Subdivision Name1:Saint Croix
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4

La Grange is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.

History

In the Danish West Indies colonial era, La Grange was the name of a sugar plantation. In 1894, it was acquired by Gustav Adolph Hagemann, chief technical officer of De Danske Sukkerfabrikker, who immediately modernized the operations. He also acquired the sugar plantations Prosperity, Williams, Wheel of Fortune and Punch[1]

References

  1. Web site: G.A. Hagemann. Danish. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. 2 August 2018.

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