Virgin Islands History

Learn about the history of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Available topics include the indigenous people of the Virgin Islands, early creole society, Danish colonial past, St. John slave revolt, purchase of the Danish West Indies by the United States in 1917, history of main towns in the Virgin Islands like Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas and Cruz Bay, St. John, history of Water Island, history of Annaberg on St. John, St. Barths and the French community of St. Thomas, history of St. John, historic map of St. John, and genealogy resources for the Virgin Islands.