When looking at old maps of St. Croix, it is apparent that Christianity certainly took a hold of the island early on – and perhaps these plots of land and early names date back to the Malta era: Sion Farm and Jerusalem become subdistricts of the island; all in close proximity to the Slat River Bay area.
Nearly 150 years after Columbus’s discovery, the Knights of Malta began exploring the Caribbean. Why? Perhaps they were getting weary of the rising Islamic forces that surrounded the small islands - the Great Siege of Malta occurred in 1565, in which the Knights claimed victory, but the threat of takeover was clearly becoming a possibility and if they really had the Ark, the secret sect would certainly want it moved. But, where was the question.
Read The St. Croix Ark.
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