I am finding the fact that Greenland is UNESCO odd man out super interesting. (See map above).

The sale of the islands West Indies.
Check for $25 million issued by the US Treasury on March 31, 1917 on the occasion of the West Indies being transferred from Denmark to the USA

In the period after 1848, the West Indies gradually became a drain on the Danish treasury, and from the 1860s there were considerations of selling them. The USA – which was now the islands' dominant trading partner – appeared as the obvious buyer. In 1902, a sale to the USA was very close, but the sales agreement could not obtain a majority in the Landsting, which is why the proposal fell through. During World War I, a sale to the USA became relevant again. With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1913, the port of Charlotte Amalie became even more attractive, and the Americans wanted to prevent the islands from falling into German hands. Denmark and the United States reached an agreement on the terms of a sale in 1916, which included the United States recognizing Denmark's claim to Greenland. (-so before this, the Danish claim for Greenland was NOT recognized be the Untied States?) The price was almost 100 million kroner ($25 million), and the sales agreement with the United States was signed on August 4, 1916. Political unrest arose over the process, which had partly taken place through secret negotiations. The sale was therefore the subject of the first Danish referendum on December 14, 1916, which resulted in a majority in favor of selling the islands to the United States. The population of the islands was not consulted, but it is likely that they too wanted to sever ties with a colonial power that had failed to ensure decent living conditions and income opportunities. The islands were transferred to the United States on March 31, 1917, and were then named the United States Virgin Islands.

Check for $25 million issued by the U.S. Treasury Department on March 31, 1917, on the occasion of the transfer of the West Indies from Denmark to the United States.

I am grabbing a few tidbits related to Greenland, lining them up to see if anything jumps out. Thought I would take you along for the ride on my brain train. 🚂

👆🏻From the thread above. Made me think of this 👇🏻

👆🏻Don’t know if there is a connection (tech) in the structures but definitely some similarities in construction.

Interesting.... 🚂

👆🏻Recommend that you read the entire section.