National Register of Historic Places

Jossie Gut Historic District

Reef Bay, St. John County, U.S. Virgin Islands
Listed
July 22, 1981
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
81000086

About this property

The Jossie Gut Historic District, in Reef Bay Valley / Reef Bay, Virgin Islands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The listing included two contributing structures and four contributing sites. It is included in Virgin Islands National Park. It is located west of Coral Bay off Center Line Road, in the Central area of the park. It includes remains of a horsemill. It was a sugar plantation and factory owned and operated from 1820 to his death in 1862 by Hans Henrik Berg, who was Governor of St. Thomas, St. John in 1848 and again in 1853–1862.

Location

Reef Bay, St. John County, U.S. Virgin Islands
18.33997, -64.74046

Categories

INDUSTRYAGRICULTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Rustenberg Plantation South Historic District
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0.7 mi
Reef Bay Great House Historic District
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0.7 mi
L'Esperance Historic District
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1.2 mi
Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District
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1.2 mi
Cinnamon Bay Plantation
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1.3 mi

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When was Jossie Gut Historic District listed on the National Register?

Jossie Gut Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1981.

What type of historic resource is Jossie Gut Historic District?

Jossie Gut Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jossie Gut Historic District?

The period of significance for Jossie Gut Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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