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Venus Hill

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Venus Hill (also known as Venus Pillar or Mafolie Observatory) is a historic site on Estate Mafolie in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, marking the spot where, in 1882, a transit of Venus was observed and recorded. The monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

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