Annaberg Sugar Plantation was built at the time when the American Virgin Islands were Danish.
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Like on most Caribbean islands, plantation owners grew sugar, cotton, and indigo.
This particular plantation has rocky soil and steep ravines. Work here must have been harsh.
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The slaves had no time to admire the turquoise sea.
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British Virgin Island's Jost Van Dyke in the background.
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We were driven around in these colorful buses.
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One more peaceful bay.
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