Estate Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is estate 37 in St. Croix’s Prince’s Quarter. Based on appearances on historic maps, the windmill was likely built in the 1760s. Field reconnaissance failed to locate ruins identifiable as a windmill.

The 1750 map indicates sugar cultivation with the first animal mill appearing on the 1754 Beck map. In the estate 37 side of Mount Pleasant, the annotated Beck maps added sails to the animal mill to depict a windmill except the two 1770 annotated maps. The 1799 Oxholm map also shows a windmill, as does Parsons’ 1856. The 20th century topographic maps each show some sort of tower at the top of the hill, although whether or not that is meant to depict a windmill ruin is unclear.

The 1750 map attributed ownership to Lukas Thomas. The annotated Beck maps attributed ownership separately to Michael, Andreas Irvin, and Cornelius Kortwrights. Through 1791, ownership was maintained by Kortwright.

McGuire geographic dictionary of the Virgin Islands (p.131) notes cultivation of a corn patch (525 yards square in southwest corner) with the remainder in sugar cane in the 1920s.

Historic Maps of Mount Pleasant, Prince’s Quarter

Snippet of the U.S. Geological Service topographic map of 1982 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1982 photorevision USGS topographic map shows ruins identifiable as a windmill in the area of Mt Pleasant.
Snippet of the U.S. Geological Service topographic map of 1958 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1958 USGS topographic map shows ruins identifiable as a windmill in the area of Mt Pleasant.
Snippet of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey topographic map of 1920 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1920 USCGS topographic sheet shows no ruins identifiable as a windmill at Mt Pleasant.
Snippet of the Danish Atlantic Islands Association map of 1907 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1907 map identifies an estate at Mt Pleasant.
Snippet of the Parsons map of 1856 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
Parsons’ 1856 map depicts a windmill east of a road coming from the north and to the northwest of a hill of elevation 296 feet at Mt Pleasant. Other structures lie to the south and west of the windmill.
Snippet of the Oxholm map of 1799 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
Oxholm’s 1799 map shows a windmill on the estate 37 side at Mount pleasant. Two rows of trees go south from the road, ending just west of the windmill and three other structures.
Snippets of the Mühlenfels map of 1790 & the Janssen map of 1791 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1790 & 1791 manuscript maps after Beck by Mühlenfels & Janssen attribute ownership to Kortright.
Snippet of the Küffner map of 1767 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
Küffner’s 1767 manuscript copy of Beck’s map depicts a sugar mill and attributes ownership to Irwin in the area of Mount Pleasant.
Snippets of the annotated Beck map plus the 2 manuscript copies made in 1766 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1766 annotated Beck map and both manuscript maps added a windmill in estate 37. All three attribute ownership to Michael Lundberg, with some spelling variation.
Snippet of 1770 annotated Beck map featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1770 annotated Beck map does not change the printed animal mill in estate 37 and attributes ownership to Cornelius Kortwrights
Snippets of 1767-1770 annotated Beck maps featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1767, and c.1767 annotated Beck maps added sails to the printed animal mill in estate 37, while the c.1770 annotated map does not. All three attribute ownership to Andreas Irvin, with some spelling variation.
Snippet of the c1757 Beck map featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
Both Beck printings show an animal mill in the center of estate 37.
Snippet of the 1754 Beck map featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
Both Beck printings show an animal mill in the center of estate 37.
Snippet of the Cronenberg and von Jaegersberg map of 1750 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 37, currently named Mount Pleasant.
The 1750 map by Cronenberg and von Jægersberg indicates sugar cultivation and structures but no animal mill in estate 37. Ownership attributed to Lukas Thomas.