Mount Hope Peninsula

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Mount Hope Peninsula is a historic landform in Bristol, Rhode Island, best known as the homeland and stronghold of the Wampanoag leader Metacomet (King Philip) during King Philip’s War.

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Mount Hope Peninsula canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
peninsula
adjacentTo Mount Hope Bay
Narragansett Bay
associatedEvent King Philip’s War
linked to: King Philip's War
associatedWith King Philip
Metacomet
connectedBy Mount Hope Bridge
contains archaeological sites
historic sites related to King Philip’s War
country United States of America
culturalSignificance important site in Wampanoag history
symbolic center of Native resistance in King Philip’s War
currentUse partly educational campus
residential area
elevation about 200 feet
hasAccessibility bridge access via Mount Hope Bridge
road access via Bristol
hasFeature Mount Hope
hasHeritage Wampanoag
linked to: Wampanoag people
hasHighestPoint Mount Hope
hasHistoricName Montaup
hasLandUse mixed forest and open land
hasNameEtymology derived from Wampanoag word Montaup
hasViewOf Mount Hope Bay
Sakonnet River
historicallyInhabitedBy Wampanoag people
locatedEastOf Providence, Rhode Island
locatedIn Bristol County, Rhode Island
Bristol, Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay
New England
Rhode Island
locatedNorthOf Newport, Rhode Island
near Bristol Ferry
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
notableFor association with King Philip’s War
homeland of Metacomet
stronghold of Metacomet during King Philip’s War
overlooks Mount Hope Bay
partOf Town of Bristol
regionType coastal landform
timeOfMajorConflict 1675–1676

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Metacomet associatedWith Mount Hope Peninsula
subject linked to: Philip
Montaup locatedOn Mount Hope Peninsula