Blackwell's Island

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Blackwell's_Island
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:borough gptkb:Manhattan
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Roosevelt_Island_Bridge
gptkb:Roosevelt_Island_Tramway
gptkb:subway_(F_train)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Roosevelt_Island
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Minnehanonck
gptkb:Welfare_Island
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blackwell's Island
gptkbp:length about 2 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:East_River
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_Blackwell
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Blackwell's_Island_Prison
gptkb:Charity_Hospital
gptkb:New_York_City_Lunatic_Asylum
gptkb:Smallpox_Hospital
historical institutions
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Roosevelt_Island
1973
gptkbp:width about 800 feet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roosevelt_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5