St. Croix
Virgin Islands territory
St.
Croix is the largest of the U.S.
Virgin Islands, located in the Caribbean Sea.
The name, French for "Holy Cross," reflects the island's colonial history.
St.
Croix also refers to a river forming part of the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, and another on the Maine-New Brunswick border.
The name appears in various place names across former French territories.
- Virgin IslandsAtlantic archipelago, partly American
- Saint CroixAmerican Caribbean territory island
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- slave tradeCommerce in human beings
- Alexander HamiltonFounding father, financial architect
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- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Caribbean ShoresCayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, Curacao, Barbuda
- Border WatersRhine, Danube, Rio Grande, Mekong, Congo
- US TerritoriesPuerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Saipan
- American GrapesConcord, Catawba, Niagara, Norton, Delaware
- Fishing BrandsPenn, Shimano, Shakespeare, Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's