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Frederiksted

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Frederiksted

Town on the west coast of the island of St Croix, in the US Virgin Islands; population (1990) 1,100. It is located 18 km/11 mi west-southwest of Christiansted. Columbus anchored at the Salt River here in 1493. Founded in 1751 by the Danish, the town was largely destroyed by a tidal wave in 1867 and fire in 1878. Today it is a port, exporting sugar and rum, and a tourist centre.



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There, from the brick steps of a tumbledown house not far from the apartment where we stayed, we again watched the life of a town, this time the poor town of Frederiksted, lit up by the horizontal rays of the setting sun in yellows and greens to stop all speech.
Caldecott medal acceptance by Raschka, Chris / The Horn Book Magazine
The events culminate with two carnival parades--one for children in Frederiksted and the other for adults in Christiansted.
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A quiet beach town, Frederiksted has fewer people and the pace is less hurried.
Relaxing in the Virgin Isles by Brown, Dwight / Black Enterprise
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