White’s Fort
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White’s Fort was an early American frontier settlement that served as the capital of the Territory South of the River Ohio, in what is now Knoxville, Tennessee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White’s Fort canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early American settlement
ⓘ
frontier fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early history of Knoxville
ⓘ
settlement of East Tennessee ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Tennessee
ⓘ
History of Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Pre-statehood history of Tennessee ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate site in downtown Knoxville ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | American frontier ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
civilian settlement ⓘ military defense ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blockhouses
ⓘ
cabins ⓘ stockade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| inception | 1786 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Knoxville, Tennessee
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south bank of the Holston River ⓘ |
| material | log construction ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | James White’s cabin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentUse |
historic attraction
ⓘ
museum site ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | James White’s Fort historic site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ |
| significantEvent | selection as territorial capital ⓘ |
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