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St. John History
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1000 BC - First people arrive on St. John. They establish a village at Salt Pond Bay and they collect and prepare seafood at Lameshur. 1000 AD - The Taino culture that originated in Hispaniola arrives o St. John. 1493 - Part of Columbus's fleet sails by St. John. 1672 - Danes settle St. Thomas 1718 - Plantation Era begins on St. John 1733 - Population 208 whites and 1,037 people of African decent on 109 plantations. 1766 - St. John and St. Thomas are declared free ports by the Danish Crown. 1783 - Moravians establish a missision at Emmaus. 1792 - Danes pass law mandating the end of the African slave trade in ten years. 1834 -
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