C is for Coral Bay

For this, my fourth year doing the challenge, I've decided to share place names from the Virgin Islands. For such a small spot in the ocean, it seems like every rock, cove, hill and house has been christened. The names are a unique mix of Spanish, Danish, French, Dutch, English, and African to name a few.

Coral Bay, St. John

When the Danes first came St. John in 1717, they settled here because the natural harbor is deep and protected. It was also in here, in the pre-dawn light of November 23rd, 1733, that a carefully planned slave revolt began. The slaves held the island for six months before the Danes had to call in the French to subdue them. Rather than surrender, many of the slaves committed suicide.

 To the left, in this picture you can see Hurricane Hole. To the far right, East End. In the hazy distance are the British islands of Norman, Peter, and Virgin Gorda.
(Please excuse the ink marks on the picture.)

Other C Names:

Camelberg Peak, St. John

Calabash Boom, St. John

Caneel Bay, St. John - where my father worked as the maintenance manager for several years

Chocolate Hole

Carolina, St. John

Congo Cay - where there are some Taino Indian petroglyphs.

Contant, St. Thomas

Calabash Boom, St. John

Calabash Boom

Cinnamon Bay, St. John

Home of the St. John National Park Camp Ground. The building on the beach is an old Danish warehouse.

The windmill at Catherineberg, St. John

 Carvel Rock - The family headstone.

 Cruz Bay, St. John

Cowpet Bay, St. Thomas

Charlotte Amalie, capital of the Virgin Islands, established in 1666.
Originally called Taphaus, meaning beer house, it was renamed in 1691 after the queen of Denmark.