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Unique FC
Unique FC is a U.S. Virgin Islands soccer club based in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ... that competes in the St. Croix League. They were previously known as Unique and Tropical FC. Unique has never participated in the U.S. Virgin Islands Championship, but were the de facto U.S. Virgin Islands Champions in 2009–10, as no nationwide championship was held that season. Honors * St. Croix Soccer League: ** Winners (2): 1998–99, 2009–10 ** Runners-up (2): 1997–98, 2010–11 References Soccer clubs in the United States Virgin Islands {{Caribbean-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiansted Field
Christiansted is the largest town on Saint Croix, one of the main islands composing the United States Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. The town is named after King Christian VI of Denmark. History The town was founded by Frederick Moth after he was made governor of St. Croix in 1733. Departing from St. Thomas, Capt. Moth's party had cleared a space for Fort Christianswærn by 5 September. In a ceremony next to this fort on 8 Jan. 1734, the French formally handed over the island to the Danes in the form of the Danish West India and Guinea Company. The island was to be allotted 300 plantations, 215 for sugar and the remainder for cotton. The plantations surveyed were 3000 feet by 2000 feet. In addition, the company established a sugar refinery and distillery. The fort was completed by 1740. The 1742 census listed 120 sugar plantations, 122 cotton plantations, and 1,906 slaves compared to about 300 Englishmen and 60 Danes. By 1743, the island had a hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
