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Whim is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
It is located east of Frederiksted off Centerline Road.




History


The town is located at the site of Estate Whim, a large sugarcane plantation, sugar mill, and rum distillery during the colonial Danish West Indies era. The Whin estate was in the 18th century owned first by Christopher MacEvoy Sr. and later by his son Christopher MacEvoy Jr. The stone ruins are on the National Register of Historic Places.




See also


Sugar production in the Danish West Indies
Sugar plantations in the Caribbean
National Register of Historic Places listings in the United States Virgin Islands




References


U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whim, U.S. Virgin Islands

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