Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:museum
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Buxton_Settlement
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gptkbp:education |
established school for Black children
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gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Rev._William_King
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gptkbp:foundedIn |
1849
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Elgin Settlement
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gptkbp:legacy |
significant contribution to Black Canadian history
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ontario |
gptkbp:mainCrops |
successful farming community
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Lord_Elgin
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gptkbp:notableFor |
safe haven for Black refugees from slavery
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gptkbp:notableResident |
gptkb:Mary_Ann_Shadd
gptkb:Anderson_Abbott |
gptkbp:notableSite |
gptkb:Buxton_National_Historic_Site_and_Museum
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Underground_Railroad
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gptkbp:populationPeak |
over 2,000 residents
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gptkbp:purpose |
settlement for fugitive slaves
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gptkbp:religion |
Presbyterian
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Buxton_National_Historic_Site_&_Museum
gptkb:Buxton_Settlement gptkb:Rev._William_King gptkb:Buxton,_Ontario gptkb:historic_Buxton_Settlement |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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