Category:Blackbeard's Castle
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- English: Blackbeard's Castle, or Skytsborg (sky tower) — located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on St. Thomas island, the United States Virgin Islands.
- Built in 1679 by the colonial Danes as a watchtower to protect St. Thomas Harbor and Fort Christian, in the Danish West Indies era.
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This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 91001844. |
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Media in category "Blackbeard's Castle"
The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.
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Blackbeard's Castle 1.png 3,024 × 4,032; 11.56 MB
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Blackbeard's Castle in Charlotte Amalie (cropped).jpg 720 × 908; 98 KB
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Blackbeard's Castle in Charlotte Amalie.jpg 720 × 960; 97 KB
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Blackbeard's Castle.jpg 851 × 1,280; 198 KB
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Blackbeard's Castle.png 4,032 × 3,024; 13.73 MB
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Danish West Indies - Black Beards Tower.jpg 623 × 995; 377 KB
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St. Thomas - Blackbeard's castle.jpg 2,079 × 3,258; 2.29 MB
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St. Thomas - Blackbeard's Castle.jpg 529 × 833; 241 KB
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USVI St. Thomas - Charlotte Amalie - Blackbeard Castle.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 1.25 MB
Categories:
- Buildings in Charlotte Amalie
- Danish forts
- Forts in the United States Virgin Islands
- Danish colonial architecture in the United States
- Built in 1679
- Caribbean in the 1670s
- Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States Virgin Islands
- National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands
- Danish West Indies