More Hill Historic District

The More Hill Historic District in the East End area of Saint John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

More Hill Historic District
Nearest cityEast End, Virgin Islands
Coordinates 18°21′40″N 64°41′37″W
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
MPSVirgin Islands National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.81000092[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1981

It is a 6 acres (2.4 ha) historic district which included three contributing sites, and is located off East End Road.[1]

It includes remains of More Hill Plantation, which was a cotton plantation, and is located within Virgin Islands National Park.[2] It has also been known as Mt. Pleasant.[2]

The plantation was established sometime between 1780 and 1800.[2]

The site was deemed "significant for its remains of a modest cotton plantation of the late 18th century unaltered and disturbed by later development and different uses."[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: More Hill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 16, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1976
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