Hogensborg, U.S. Virgin Islands
Hogensborg is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Hogensborg, United States Virgin Islands | |
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Village | |
| Country |  |
| Island | Saint Croix |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
History
Høgensborg, the Søbøtkers' home on St. Croix
Høgensborg was originally the name of an estate owned by the Søbøtker family. General War Commissioner Adam Levin Søbøtker was for a while the largest landowner in the Danish West Indies. his son, Johannes Søbøtker, inherited Høgensborg and Constitution Hill after his father in 1823. He introduced the first steam mill in the Danish West Indies on the plantation. He succeeded Peter von Scholten as governor of Saint Thomas and St. John in 1835.[1]
References
- "Johannes Søbøtker" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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