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Whim Museum steam engine

At first , animals’ mills including horses, oxen, and mules were used to crush juice from sugarcane. Between 1768 and 1779, a windmill was built at Estate Whim to crush cane. However, the first steam engine was installed at Estate Whim in 1865. Nevertheless, one of the first steam engine on St. Croix was at Estate Hogensborg in the 1840s ,which was not too far from Estate Whim.

Whim Museum, St. Croix, Olasee Davis

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