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French Heritage Museum

Place photograph from 2011 · cropped for display.Photo: French Heritage Museum, Frenchtown, St. Thomas by Gruepig / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized; this adaptation is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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A museum of Frenchtown history and culture on St. Thomas, opened in 2002 in a 1944 fire station. The collection runs to photographs of Frenchtown from before the harbor was dredged, straw platting samples, fish traps and nets, antique mahogany furniture and a research library. Confirm opening times before you visit.

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Island: St. Thomas
Category: Culture & History
Location: Frenchtown, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Phone: 340-714-2583

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The yellow French Heritage Museum building in Frenchtown, St. Thomas, its painted museum sign and French flag beside the landmark decorative Eiffel Tower model, photographed in 2011.

1 / 1 · The yellow French Heritage Museum building in Frenchtown, St. Thomas, its painted museum sign and French flag beside the landmark decorative Eiffel Tower model, photographed in 2011.

Photo: French Heritage Museum, Frenchtown, St. Thomas by Gruepig / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized; this adaptation is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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