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Laurance Rockefeller

Virgin Islands National Park
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In 1956 Laurance S. Rockefeller, a financier and conservationist, donated over 5,000 acres through the Jackson Hole Preserve for the establishment of Virgin Islands National Park. While sailing the Caribbean in 1952, he became enchanted with the people and the unspoiled beauty of St. John. The park's unique natural, cultural, and historic resources are protected in perpetuity through his vision and generosity.
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