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VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTER Informa- Dutch word “Kraal”, which is “corral”, because Dutch buccaneers kept
tion, guided treks, snorkeling tours, and nature talks. With the famous cattle here before the Danes arrived.
United States Virgin Islands National Park, this map must also include ENMAUS MORAVIAN CHURCH First built in 1726, it was lovingly
the locations and names of the important trails. Fortunately for trail restored in 1918. It was the second mission on St. John after Bethany
lovers and back packers, National Geographic makes a nice map of the Mission near Cruz Bay, and is listed on the National Register of His-
Virgin Islands National Park, with plenty of trail details. Hikers will toric Places.
like this map more as a souvenir, although the major trails are indeed HURRICANE HOLE Sailors have hid from stormy weather here since
detailed. Trail details on this Franko Map include: its discovery. Mangroves line the shore.
Brown Bay Trail DETAIL OF THE BUSIEST CRUISE SHIP DOCK IN THE CARIB-
Bordeaux Mtn. Trail BEAN – Charlotte Amalie, which is also the biggest city in the U.S.
Ram Head Trail Virgin Islands. Charlotte Amalie is a steep and complex town, with
Caneel Hill Trail peculiar streets on very steep hills. Apparently Charlotte Amalie’s
Lind Point Trail and Reef Bay Trail street plans were done by someone perhaps in Denmark, where it is
BATTERY Built in 1735 by the Danes to protect Cruz Bay. very flat, because it appears that the plans did not accommodate the
Elaine Ione Sprauve Museum Exhibits of Pre-Columbian artifacts, extreme steepness. Many of Charlotte Amalie’s streets are actually
Danish West Indies history, art, and marine life. stair steps, obviously for walking only. This Franko Map shows the
MONGOOSE JUNCTION Locally produced art, jewelry, clothing, heart of St. Thomas, which is Charlotte Amalie, and all of its crazy
duty free shop- ping, and good food. streets, including those that are stair steps. There is so much scenery
LUMBERYEAS COMPLEX Good food, a bakery and the St. John Ice and history in this famous cruise ship port. The detailed words on
Company. Details for Coral Bay include the afore mentioned dive sites this map barely scratch the surface. This town deserves a book or two
plus the following: to describe it, but on the Franko Map the following captions give the
viewer a slight flavor of what is in store.
CORAL BAY In the era of slavery this safe harbour was St. John’s
main harbor. In 1716 this is where the Danish West India and Guinea
Company began their Estate Carolina Plantation, and the old sugar
mill can still be visited. Fort Berg was built in 1717, and it was there
that the 1733 slave insurrection began. Coral Bay is named from the
