The Sion Hill estate, a former sugarcaneplantation, was the economic center of the area. The stone Danish colonial era plantation house, windmill base, and sugar processing factory buildings are now in ruins.
The windmill was used to power a sugar mill for crushing the sugar cane harvested on the plantation.
The sugar plantation and rumdistillery was established in the 18th century. The estate passed through several owners while it was in operation. The great house, the main residence on the plantation, is a one-story Classical Revivallimestone building completed in 1765. The factory and grinding mill, the two primary buildings used for sugar production, were also made of limestone; the distillery is located within the factory building. The property also includes a cookhouse and a stable.[2]
^Stokes, Samuel N.; Wright, Russell; Hillary, Annie; Proskauer, Margaret (May 22, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Sion Hill". National Park Service. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sion Hill, U.S. Virgin Islands
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