Coral Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

Town and subdistrict in the U.S. Virgin Islands

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Subdistrict

Coral Bay
Subdistrict
Coral Bay in St John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Coral BayLocation within the United States Virgin Islands
Coordinates: 18°21′N 64°43′W / 18.350°N 64.717°W / 18.350; -64.717
Country	United States
Territory	U.S. Virgin Islands
District	Saint John
Population
• Total	634

Coral Bay is a town and a sub-district on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the southeastern side of the island. It was the commercial center of the island in the 19th century as the site of the largest plantation, but from the 1950s onward the population dwindled as the Cruz Bay side of the island with its airport and ferry service to St. Thomas became the gateway to the Virgin Islands National Park. Today Coral Bay is a thriving small community with small outdoor restaurants, grocery stores, businesses and tourism services.

8 Tuff Miles

Each year in late February, a race runs along Centerline Road from Cruz Bay and ends in the Moravian Church ballfield in Coral Bay. In 2013, 31-year-old David Riddle of Cincinnati set the course record of 45:46, beating Christopher Reis' previous record of 46:00 set in 2011. Runner's World listed the race as one of the "10 Races to Beat the Winter Blues."

Religion

The Emmaus Moravian Church in Coral Bay is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and holds an interesting place in St John's history. The Church stands next to the Caroline Estate plantation, the site of a 1733 slave revolt that resulted in the murder of the plantation owner and his 12-year-old daughter. This church is said to be haunted.

There is also a Roman Catholic church.

References

2010 census census.gov
"8 Tuff Miles". www.8tuffmiles.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
"Bucket List: 10 Races to Beat the Winter Blues". 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
Milam, Andrea (18 January 2020). "Coral Bay Catholic community to call St. Thérѐse home". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 2020-01-20.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Saint John, United States Virgin Islands
Districts	Annaberg Historic District Brown Bay Plantation Historic District Catherineberg-Jockumsdahl-Herman Farm Cinnamon Bay Plantation Congo Cay Archeological District Cruz Bay Town Historic District Dennis Bay Historic District Hermitage Plantation Historic District Jossie Gut Historic District L'Esperance Historic District Lameshur Plantation Liever Marches Bay Historic District Mary Point Estate More Hill Historic District Reef Bay Great House Historic District Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District Rustenberg Plantation South Historic District
Other properties	Emmaus Moravian Church and Manse Enighed Estate Beverhoudt Estate Carolina Sugar Plantation Fortsberg Keating's Inn † Lind Point Fort Petroglyph Site HMS Santa Monica Trunk Bay Sugar Factory
Footnotes	† This entry has been removed from the register.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Saint John, United States Virgin Islands

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