Constitution Island

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Constitution Island is a historic island in the Hudson River opposite the United States Military Academy at West Point, known for its Revolutionary War fortifications and scenic views.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Constitution Island canonical 8
Reno Island 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
island ⓘ
category American Revolutionary War sites in New York ⓘ
Historic sites in Orange County, New York ⓘ
Islands of the Hudson River ⓘ
connectedWith Great Chain across the Hudson River ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
county Orange County, New York ⓘ
hasAccess boat access from West Point area ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Revolutionary War-era fortifications and earthworks ⓘ
hasBuilding War-era fortification remains ⓘ
hasFortification Fort Constitution (ruins) ⓘ
earthworks and batteries from the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature rocky shoreline ⓘ
wooded interior ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named for Fort Constitution planned on the island ⓘ
hasViewOf Hudson Highlands ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ
United States Military Academy at West Point ⓘ
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
knownFor Revolutionary War fortifications ⓘ
association with the United States Military Academy ⓘ
scenic views of the Hudson River ⓘ
locatedIn Hudson River ⓘ
locatedInWaterBody Hudson River estuary ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River
locatedOpposite United States Military Academy ⓘ
West Point, New York ⓘ
managedBy United States Military Academy ⓘ
near Cold Spring, New York ⓘ
West Point ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
partOf Hudson Highlands ⓘ
West Point National Historic Landmark district ⓘ
West Point military defensive chain on the Hudson River ⓘ
linked to: West Point defenses
state New York ⓘ
strategicImportance controlled a key point on the Hudson River during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
timePeriodSignificance American Revolutionary War ⓘ
usedFor defense of the Hudson River during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
guided tours (seasonal and restricted) ⓘ
historical education ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trophy Point → hasView → Constitution Island ⓘ
Hudson River waterfront at West Point → near → Constitution Island ⓘ
Potomac River islands → hasNotableExample → Reno Island ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Island
American Revolutionary War defenses in the Hudson Highlands → notableSite → Constitution Island ⓘ
Storm King Highway → hasViewOf → Constitution Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Storm King Highway (NY 218)
Fort Constitution (ruins) → locatedIn → Constitution Island ⓘ
Fort Constitution (ruins) → locatedOn → Constitution Island ⓘ