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Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological PreserveSalt River Bay
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Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
Plan Your Visit
The park is five miles from Christiansted National Historical Park. Although there are currently limited visitor services authorized by the National Park Service, visitors may still enjoy the park.
park map showing Fort Flamand's location  

Did You Know?
The only surviving structural evidence of this turbulent period in Virgin Island history is the triangular earthwork fortification at Salt River. The French referred to it initially as Fort Flamand (‘the Flemish Fort”) and later as Fort Sales. This is the oldest fort in North America.

Last Updated: September 22, 2006 at 15:58 EST