Fortifications of Jamestown

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fortification
gptkbp:analyzes archaeological studies
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Virginia_Colony
English_colonization
gptkbp:built earth and wood
Governor_Sir_Thomas_Gates
gptkbp:constructedIn 1607
gptkbp:defeated Native_American_attacks
gptkbp:depictedIn historical paintings
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Virginia_Company
gptkbp:designedFor military defense
gptkbp:died archaeological site
gptkbp:discontinued 1624
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries
historical reenactments
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod gptkb:Bacon's_Rebellion
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:First_Anglo-Powhatan_War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Colonial America
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first permanent English settlement in America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fortifications of Jamestown
gptkbp:includes moat
historical maps
watchtowers
palisades
gptkbp:influenced subsequent colonial fortifications
gptkbp:influencedBy military architecture of the time
military strategies of the era
Native_American_warfare_tactics
gptkbp:inspiration modern fortifications.
gptkbp:inspiredBy European_fortifications
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Historic_Jamestowne
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia
gptkbp:maintainedBy National Historic Site
gptkbp:notableFeature triangular layout
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Jamestown_Settlement
gptkbp:protectedArea Spanish_attacks
gptkbp:providesSupportFor early settlers
gptkbp:purpose defense
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Powhatan_Confederacy
gptkbp:renovated 1610
gptkbp:servedIn military headquarters
symbol of colonial resilience
gptkbp:structureType early modern military architecture
gptkbp:type earthworks
gptkbp:usesTechnology local timber
gptkbp:visitedBy scholars
historical tourists