Fort Frederiksted cannons protect the bay.

by Pheasant Run Gallery

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Fort Frederiksted cannons protect the bay.

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Pheasant Run Gallery

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Mixed Media - Digital Art

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Fort Frederiksted cannons protect the bay. Built to protect Danish colonial interests in the Caribbean and the western end of St. Croix against incursions by other colonial powers, prevent smuggling, protect shipping in the Frederiksted harbor from pirates and privateers, and maintain order among the colony’s enslaved people. The Fort is located overlooking a deep water bay. Before the Dutch purchased St. Croix from the French, earlier colonists had established a small fortification at this location, The gun battery was used to deter privateers and pirates from using this place as a landing site from which they could travel inland and attack the settlements.

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November 8th, 2021

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