c ane , ▁ ▁in ▁provision ▁cro ps , ▁and ▁ ▁un used ▁or ▁in ▁bush . ▁ ▁Historic ▁district ▁The ▁C inn am on ▁Bay ▁Plant ation ▁historic ▁district ▁was ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁former ▁plant ation ▁buildings ▁cluster ed ▁around ▁the ▁North ▁Short ▁Road ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁historic ▁register ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁These ▁included ▁a ▁factory ▁building , ▁plant ation ▁house , ▁servants ▁qu arters , ▁and ▁other ▁buildings ▁commonly ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁sugar ▁plant ation . ▁ ▁Two ▁small ▁c em eter ies ▁were ▁also ▁present . ▁ ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁factory ▁cannot ▁be ▁dated ▁precisely , ▁though ▁they ▁are ▁of ▁a ▁type ▁common ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁and ▁mid ▁ 1 7 0 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁plant ation ▁itself ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁slave ▁re bell ion . ▁ ▁M idd ens ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁provide ▁evidence ▁of ▁pre - Col umb ian ▁occupation ▁over ▁an ▁extensive ▁period . ▁ ▁Virgin ▁Islands ▁National ▁Park ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁by ▁Laur ence ▁Rock ef eller . ▁Virgin ▁Islands ▁National ▁Park ▁was ▁then ▁established ▁here . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁An nab erg ▁Historic ▁District ▁ ▁Re ef ▁Bay ▁Sug ar ▁Factory ▁Historic ▁District ▁ ▁Sug ar ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁ ▁Sug ar ▁plant ations ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁ ▁References ▁