Coral Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coral Bay is a town and a sub-district on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the southeastern side of the island. Though it was once the main commercial and population center on the island due to having the largest plantation in the 1800's, its remoteness reduced the population over time and the Cruz Bay side of the island with its proximity via ferry service to St. Thomas and the airport rose in population and became the gateway to the Virgin Islands National Park beginning in the 1950s. Today Coral Bay is a thriving small community with small outdoor restaurants, grocery stores, businesses and tourism services.

Coral Bay
Subdistrict
Coral Bay
Location within the United States Virgin Islands
Coordinates: 18°21′N 64°43′W
Country United States
Territory U.S. Virgin Islands
DistrictSaint John
Population
 (2010)
 • Total634[1]

8 Tuff Miles[2]
Emmaus Moravian Church

Each year in late February, a race runs along Centerline Road from Cruz Bay and ends in the Moravian Church ballfield in Coral Bay. In 2013, 31-year-old David Riddle of Cincinnati set the course record of 45:46, beating Christopher Reis' previous record of 46:00 set in 2011. Runner's World listed the race as one of the "10 Races to Beat the Winter Blues."[3]

Religion

The Emmaus Moravian Church in Coral Bay is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and holds an interesting place in St John's history. The Church stands next to the Caroline Estate plantation, the site of a 1733 slave revolt that resulted in the murder of the plantation owner and his 12-year-old daughter. This church is said to be haunted.

There is also a Catholic church.[4]

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/2010census/news/xls/cb11cn180_vi.xls
  2. "8 Tuff Miles". www.8tuffmiles.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. "Bucket List: 10 Races to Beat the Winter Blues". 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. Milam, Andrea. "Coral Bay Catholic community to call St. Thérѐse home". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
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