Estate Die Liefde: Lower Love

Die Liefde: Lower Love is estate 30 in St. Croix’s Prince’s Quarter. Based on appearances on historic maps, the windmill was likely built in the late 18th century. Field reconnaissance failed to locate ruins identifiable as a windmill.

None of the maps before the turn of the 18th century depict a sugar mill. The 1799 Oxholm map shows a windmill at New Love, as does the 1856 Parsons map. None of the 20th century topographic maps indicate any ruins identifiable as a windmill.

The annotated Beck maps and manuscript copies consistently attribute ownership to Lucas De Windt’s heirs for estates 18, 19, 30, & 31.

McGuire geographic dictionary of the Virgin Islands (p.65, 121) notes die liefde translates from Dutch to the love. Of note to milling enthusiasts, the first corn mill on St. Croix erected here in 1918.

Historic Maps of Die Liefde: Lower Love

Snippet of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey topographic map of 1920 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
The 1921 USCGS topographic sheet shows no ruins identifiable as a windmill at Lower Love.
Snippet of the Danish Atlantic Islands Association map of 1907 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
The 1907 map identifies an estate at Lower Love.
Snippets of the Oxholm map of 1799 and the copy by Lang of 1820 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
Oxholm’s 1799 map and the 1820 revision show a windmill at New Love.
Snippet of the Oxholm map of 1799 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
Oxholm’s 1799 map shows a windmill at New Love.
Snippets of the Mühlenfels map of 1790 & the Janssen map of 1791 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
The 1790 & 1791 manuscript maps after Beck by Mühlenfels & Janssen attribute ownership to De Wint’s heirs.
Snippet of the Küffner map of 1767 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
Küffner’s 1767 manuscript copy of Beck’s map depicts a settlement but no sugar mill and attributes no ownership in the area of Lower Love.
Snippets of all 5 annotated Beck maps plus the 2 manuscript copies made from 1766 to 1770 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
None of the annotated Beck maps and manuscript copies of Beck added a sugar mill in estate 30. All the maps attribute ownership to Lucas De Windt’s heirs for estates 18, 19, 30, & 31.
Snippets of both Beck maps printed in 1754 & circa 1757 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
Neither Beck printing shows a sugar mill icon in estate 30.
Snippet of the Cronenberg and von Jaegersberg map of 1750 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 30, currently named Die Liefde: Lower Love.
The 1750 map by Cronenberg and von Jægersberg indicates no cultivation in and makes no ownership attribution in estate 30.