In 1917, the U.S. purchased land from Denmark that included Little St. James, the private island later owned by Jeffrey Epstein and nicknamed after him.

In 1917, Denmark sold the island of Little St. James to the U.S., which later became known as 'Epstein island' after its purchase by Jeffrey Epstein in 1998. The sale was part of a larger agreement to transfer the Danish West Indies to the U.S., now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands.