Fort Maurepas

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fort
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Pierre_Le_Moyne_d'Iberville
gptkb:French_Navy
Native_American_tribes
exploration_of_the_Mississippi_River
French_explorers.
gptkbp:built gptkb:King_Louis_XIV
gptkbp:conservationEfforts yes
gptkbp:constructedIn French
gptkbp:cultural_heritage yes
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:French_colonial_architecture
gptkbp:culturalImpact French_heritage_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:currentStatus ruins
gptkbp:discontinued 1702
gptkbp:famousLandmark yes
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 30.3852° N, 88.8234° W
gptkbp:historicalContext 17th century colonialism
gptkbp:historicalEvent establishment_of_French_colonial_presence
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Le_Moyne_de_Bienville
gptkbp:historicalLegacy French_influence_in_the_South
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Colonial_America
gptkbp:historicalResearch ongoing
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Iberville's_journal
early colonial fortifications
first French settlement in Mississippi
gptkbp:historicalSite yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fort Maurepas
gptkbp:influenced settlement patterns in the region
gptkbp:influencedBy Spanish_colonization
European_exploration
European_military_architecture
gptkbp:issuedBy local resources
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:French_and_Indian_War
gptkbp:notable_player yes
gptkbp:notableEvent first European settlement in the area
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Iberville
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Louisiana
Mississippi_history
gptkbp:purpose military
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkb:Mississippi_River
colonial trade routes
gptkbp:renovated ongoing
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Fort_Louis_de_la_Louisiane
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_Gulf_Coast
gptkbp:structureType wooden fort
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Biloxi_Bay
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1699