Little Maho...
Little Maho...
I'm putting out a request for pics of Little Maho Bay from the water facing land.I'm hoping for a shot of Island Fancy the former home of Grandma McCully.Who knows,maybe you can't even see the house clearly from the water?I tried Google Earth and found a home above that beach,,but wasn't sure if that was the place.Thanks, ParafinsThe pic is The site of Island Fancy...
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Island Fancy...
Liamsaunt,well I guess there's a bit of a mistery to Island Fancy.Hugo who lives on St.John claimed that it still exist and that the color of the roof is now white instead of the original red.Maybe someone on St.John could drive out there and report Parafins
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Since we are in the area of Maho and have all these good history people reading can anyone tell me a bit about the old house in ruins up on top of America Hill on the other side of Maho - probably just above where the last pic posted was taken. Old danish Plantation house? Is there a path to hike to it? Thanks.
America Hill house...was the estate house for the Cinnamon Bay plantation. Gorgeous setting, and pretty luxurious by St. John standards. The Lindquist family, who owned it in the early 20th century, ran it as a guest house for a while..there is a great photo on the St. John Historical Society website (stjohnhistoricalsociety.org). The house was still fairly intact until the 1970's. Hurricane Hugo caved in the roof and it could now be pretty dangerous, if you were tempted to explore too closely, so there are safety concerns.The Park removed the sign for the trail and it's not maintained, but still very passable, it branches off from the Cinnamon to Centerline trail very soon after you cross the gut for the first time on the way up.
Grandma (Ethel) McCully's House
Parafins and all: Thanks to Parafins, my DH and I just finished "When Grandma Raised the Roof" and love that book! We could only obtain it through intra-library state loan system but certainly worth the wait. When DH sees the above picture so generously shared and local knowledge pointing out Island Fancy, it will make his day as it has mine. This board IS THE BEST. Much appreciated.
Diane
Re: Grandma (Ethel) McCully's House
Your welcome! I obtained the book just as you, and found it a great read.Do read The People of St.John as well.Lots of stories from locals including my favorite,Nancy Gibney.You don't want to miss her story involving The Oppenheimers (Robert and Kitty).And I too share the same feeling about this forum,and many thanks to Hugo and Lex-my history teachers. Thanks for the Maho Bay picture as well.Now I know where Island Fancy is perched!I was supprised on how far up the hill it was placed!Parafins....sandollar wrote:Parafins and all: Thanks to Parafins, my DH and I just finished "When Grandma Raised the Roof" and love that book! We could only obtain it through intra-library state loan system but certainly worth the wait. When DH sees the above picture so generously shared and local knowledge pointing out Island Fancy, it will make his day as it has mine. This board IS THE BEST. Much appreciated.
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I'm wondering....
Now I'm wondering about who's house burned from lighting? :shock:Parafinsliamsaunt wrote:I must have been thinking of a different house. Thanks for clarifying for me!
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