Estate Upper Love

Upper Love is estate 18 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.

Sugar cultivation came early to Upper Love, with the 1750 map depicting an animal mill. Both Beck printings included an animal mill, with this being converted to a windmill on the annotated maps starting in 1766. The 1799 Oxholm map included a windmill, as does the 1856 Parsons map. None of the 20th century topographic maps included any ruins identifiable as a windmill.

The 1750 map attributed ownership to Piet de Wint, transitioning to Lucas De Windt’s heirs on the annotated Beck maps from 1766 to 1791.

McGuire geographic dictionary of the Virgin Islands (p.192) does not indicate a windmill in a relatively detailed physical description.

Historic Maps of Upper Love

Snippet of the U.S. Geological Service topographic map of 1982 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
The 1982 photorevision USGS topographic map shows no indication of ruins at Upper Love.
Snippet of the U.S. Geological Service topographic map of 1958 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
The 1958 USGS topographic map shows no indication of ruins at Upper Love.
Snippet of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey topographic map of 1920 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
The 1921 USCGS topographic sheet shows no ruins identifiable as a windmill at Upper Love.
Snippet of the Danish Atlantic Islands Association map of 1907 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
The 1907 map identifies an estate at Upper Love.
Snippet of the Parsons map of 1856 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
Parsons’ 1856 map depicts a windmill south of the road at elevation 129 feet at Upper Love. A structure lies immediately west of the mill and a village across the road to the northwest.
Snippet of the Oxholm map of 1799 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
Oxholm’s 1799 map shows a windmill south of the road at Old Love.
Snippets of the Mühlenfels map of 1790 & the Janssen map of 1791 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper 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 # 18, currently named Upper Love.
Küffner’s 1767 manuscript copy of Beck’s map depicts no settlement in the area of Upper Love.
Snippets of all 5 annotated Beck maps plus the 2 manuscript copies made from 1766 to 1770 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
The annotated Beck maps and manuscript copies of Beck converted the animal mill from the printed map into a windmill in estate 18, with no change from the animal mill seen in the 1770 annotated map that only added landowner names. On the 1770 annotated map, the name underlined in red indicates sugar cultivated here. All the maps attribute ownership to Lucas De Windt’s heirs for estates 18, 19, 30, & 31.
Snippet of the c1757 Beck map featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
Both Beck printings show an animal mill to the west of the stream in estate 18.
Snippet of the 1754 Beck map featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
Both Beck printings show an animal mill to the west of the stream in estate 18.
Snippet of the Cronenberg and von Jaegersberg map of 1750 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 18, currently named Upper Love.
The 1750 map by Cronenberg and von Jægersberg indicates sugar cultivation and structures including an animal mill in estate 18. Ownership attributed to Piet de Wint.