Fort Sullivan

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fortification
gptkbp:associated_with American independence
gptkbp:built gptkb:1776
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:1776
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:current_status gptkb:historical_site
gptkbp:defeated British forces (later in the war)
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:British_Navy
gptkb:Colonel_William_Moultrie
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Bastion
gptkbp:design palisade and earthworks
gptkbp:famous_for resilience against British attack
gptkbp:famous_landmark yes
gptkbp:featured_in historical reenactments
gptkbp:height approximately 30 feet
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Sullivan's_Island
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fort Sullivan
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkbp:location gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:made_of palmetto logs
gptkbp:managed_by gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:material tabby concrete
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:General_William_Sullivan
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Sullivan's_Island
gptkbp:preservation_efforts ongoing
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:Fort_Moultrie
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Fort_Moultrie
gptkbp:significance gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_Sullivan's_Island
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Charleston Harbor
gptkbp:surrounding_area Sullivan's Island beaches
gptkbp:type earthwork fort
sea fort
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:military_defense
gptkbp:visitors tourists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fort_Moultrie
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Moultrie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5