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Frederiksted (frĕ`drĭkstĕd), town (2000 pop. 732), historically the chief port and commercial center of St. Croix Saint Croix (sānt kroi), island (2000 pop. 53,234), 80 sq mi (207 sq km), the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands , in the West Indies. ..... Click the link for more information. , U.S. Virgin Islands; it has been replaced by Christiansted Christiansted (krĭs`chənstĕd'), town (2000 pop. 2,637), chief city of St. Croix , one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. ..... Click the link for more information. . Sugar provided the principal export until the industry was terminated. Since that time, the town has attempted to convert to tourism, with some success. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There, from the brick steps of a tumbledown house not far from the apartment where we stayed, we again watched the life of a town, this time the poor town of Frederiksted, lit up by the horizontal rays of the setting sun in yellows and greens to stop all speech. The events culminate with two carnival parades--one for children in Frederiksted and the other for adults in Christiansted. A quiet beach town, Frederiksted has fewer people and the pace is less hurried. |
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