▁also ▁hous ed ▁here . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁occupied ▁the ▁col ony ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁fort ▁hous ed ▁the ▁police ▁headquarters , ▁court ▁offices , ▁cour th ouse ▁and ▁arch ives ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁soldiers ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁ 6 0 ▁g end arm es ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁remained ▁until ▁Transfer ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁fort ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁col ony ▁j ail . ▁ ▁A ▁notable ▁in mate ▁was ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton , ▁Rach el ▁F auc ette . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁wed ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁husband , ▁Johann ▁Michael ▁Lav ien , ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁at ▁age ▁six teen . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 0 , ▁she ▁refused ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁Lav ien ▁any ▁longer , ▁an ▁off ense ▁for ▁which ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁her ▁ja iled ▁under ▁Dan ish ▁law . ▁She ▁spent ▁several ▁months ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 0 ▁by ▁ 1 3 ▁foot ▁cell ▁with ▁one ▁small ▁window . ▁So on ▁after ▁being ▁released , ▁she ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁where ▁she ▁met ▁Hamilton ' s ▁father . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁as ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Islands ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site , ▁through ▁the