Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Golden_Horseshoe_Expedition
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Virginia history
|
| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Golden_Horseshoe_Test
golden horseshoe pins |
| gptkbp:date |
1716
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Alexander_Spotswood
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia_Colony
|
| gptkbp:participants |
about 50 men
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| gptkbp:purpose |
exploration of land west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased interest in western expansion
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first organized exploration of the Shenandoah Valley by English colonists
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alexander_Spotswood
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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