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| Keywords: Salt-River-Bay-2.jpg Historical marker/information sign at Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve 17 46 44 N 64 45 33 W Transcription Native American Village and Ceremonial Site / Columbus Landing Site / National Historic Landmark / This site marks the only point on the United States territory where members of the crew of Christopher Columbus came ashore on his second voyage to the New World in November 1493 It also relates to the first recorded altercation between Europeans and the native people of the Western Hemisphere at a point on the other side of the bay known as Cape of Arrows The site on which you stand was a Native American village and ceremonial site and includes the site of the only known ball court or batey in the Lesser Antilles Later after the demise of the native population on St Croix an earthen fort was erected the remains of which can be seen and was successfully occupied by European powers including the English 1641 ¢1645-50 Dutch 1642-1645 and French 1650-51 1665-1733 In 1788 a Danish customs house was built nearby to thwart smuggling and during the 1920's a Danish archaeologist carried out extensive excavations on the prehistoric village site / Department of Natural Resources / Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office Own 2007-02 self public domain Native American culture Historical information signs Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve 2007 in United States Virgin Islands | ||||
