The highest elevation on Saint Thomas is Mountain Top at 1,500 feet. Although it provides a great view of the Northside plus, on a clear day, several of the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, the overlook is dominated by a huge gift shop that sells souvenirs to busloads of tourists. What I liked most is this carronade located next to the parking lot. The cast iron, short-range cannon was designed by a Scottish company for the British Royal Navy in 1770. The “smasher” also became the weapon of choice for pirates for nearly 80 years while they plundered the Caribbean.
