Fort Sumter

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fortification
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Civil_War
Union_and_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:battle yes
Battle of Fort Sumter
gptkbp:built 1829
gptkbp:coordinates 32.7500° N, 79.9333° W
gptkbp:current_use historical tours
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:era yes
gptkbp:events April 12, 1861
gptkbp:famous_for opening_shots_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:famousLandmark yes
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Robert_Anderson
gptkb:P.G.T._Beauregard
gptkbp:historical_significance first shots of the Civil War
symbol_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century
Civil War Era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fort Sumter
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Confederate_artillery
gptkbp:is_designed_to gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:is_featured_in historical documentaries
gptkbp:is_governed_by gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:is_used_in defense
military training
gptkbp:location gptkb:Charleston_Harbor
gptkbp:maintainedBy historical site
gptkbp:notable_event start_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:parks gptkb:Fort_Sumter_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:president gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Fort_Sumter
gptkb:General_Thomas_Sumter
gptkbp:protectedArea Union troops
gptkbp:purpose military operations
gptkbp:renovated 1865
gptkbp:significantEvent First Battle of Fort Sumter
gptkbp:status National Monument
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_Charleston_Harbor
gptkbp:structureType military fort
sea_fort
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkb:Sullivan's_Island
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
gptkbp:visitorsPerYear over 200,000
gptkbp:waterManagement gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean