Estate Whim Plantation Museum

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Estate Whim Plantation Museum is a historic sugar plantation site on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands that preserves and interprets the island’s colonial and slavery-era history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
museum
open-air museum
sugar plantation
architecturalStyle Danish colonial architecture
builtFor sugar production
country United States
currentUse historic museum site
educationalRole interprets Danish colonial rule in St. Croix
teaches about the history of slavery in the U.S. Virgin Islands
focusesOn colonial history of St. Croix
slavery-era history in the Caribbean
sugar plantation history
formerUse rum production site
sugar cane plantation
governedBy historic preservation regulations of the U.S. Virgin Islands
hasCollection artifacts related to enslaved people’s lives
artifacts related to sugar production
colonial-era household items
hasFeature stone and coral masonry buildings
windmill tower
hasStructure cistern
cookhouse
factory ruins
great house
slave quarters remnants
sugar mill
heritageDesignation listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
island St. Croix
linked to: Saint Croix
languageOfWorkOrName English
location St. Croix
linked to: Saint Croix

United States Virgin Islands
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
near Frederiksted, St. Croix
linked to: Frederiksted
offers cultural events
guided tours
historical exhibits
interpretive programs on slavery
openToPublic yes
operatedBy St. Croix Landmarks Society
ownedBy nonprofit organization
periodOfSignificance 18th century
19th century
preserves landscape of a historic sugar estate
primaryTheme plantation life in the Danish West Indies
region Caribbean
topic transatlantic slave trade impacts in the Virgin Islands
tourismType heritage tourism attraction

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