First System of US coastal fortifications
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
coastal defense system
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| gptkbp:architect |
French engineers
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| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:United_States_federal_government
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1807
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Second_System_of_US_coastal_fortifications
|
| gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First System of US coastal fortifications
|
| gptkbp:material |
gptkb:stone
wood earthworks |
| gptkbp:notableSite |
gptkb:Fort_McHenry
gptkb:Castle_Williams gptkb:Fort_Jay gptkb:Fort_Sumter gptkb:Fort_Adams gptkb:Fort_Norfolk gptkb:Fort_Mifflin gptkb:Fort_Constitution |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
ad hoc colonial fortifications
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| gptkbp:purpose |
defense against foreign invasion
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| gptkbp:reasonForConstruction |
threat of war with European powers
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkb:Quasi-War_with_France |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1794
|
| gptkbp:status |
obsolete
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Second_System_of_US_coastal_fortifications
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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