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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