THE ALEXANDER HAMILTON...

17th St. Croix International Marathon (Virtual Only!)

December 12, 2021 to December 11, 2022

St. Croix, Virgin Islands USA

 

USA Founding father Alexander Hamilton lived his childhood years in St. Croix...

Hamilton garnered the basics of his vision on finance and international trade as a youngster in St. Croix...

The St. Croix International Marathon is run on the streets Christiansted National Historic Site of the National Park Service...

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Start/Finish of the Alexander Hamilton St. Croix International Marathon...

Photo of mangroves at Salt River Bay from the water

The STX A.Hamilton International Marathon course takes through the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve...The park’s blend of sea and land holds some of the largest remaining mangrove forests in the Virgin Islands, as well as coral reefs and a submarine canyon. Salt River Bay’s natural history, its vitally important ecosystem of mangroves, estuary, coral reefs, and submarine canyon, has witnessed thousands of years of human endeavor.

Prehistoric Salt River

The STX A.Hamilton International Marathon course takes through the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve...Columbus Landing Site...This Salt River Bay site is the only known place where members of Columbus's expedition set foot on what is now U.S. territory, and was the site of the first armed clash between Europeans and American natives. On November 14, 1493...

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