Fort Nassau (New Jersey)
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Fort Nassau (New Jersey) was a 17th-century Dutch colonial trading post and military fortification established along the Delaware River in what is now New Jersey.
Aliases (1)
- Fort Casimir ×1
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial fort
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military fortification → trading post → |
| associatedWith |
Dutch colonization of the Americas
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history of New Jersey → history of the Delaware Valley → |
| category |
Colonial forts in the United States
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Forts in New Jersey → New Netherland → |
| conflictContext |
Dutch–Swedish rivalry in the Delaware Valley
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| continent |
North America
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| country |
Dutch Republic
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| era |
17th century
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| function |
frontier outpost
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trading station → |
| heritage |
Dutch colonial
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| locatedIn |
New Jersey
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| locatedInPresentDay |
United States
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| locatedInRegion |
West Jersey
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| locatedNear |
present-day Gloucester City, New Jersey
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| locatedOnRiver |
Delaware River
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| locatedOpposite |
present-day Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| namedAfter |
House of Nassau
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Nassau family → |
| operatedBy |
Dutch West India Company
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| partOf |
New Netherland
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| status |
no longer extant
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| usedFor |
asserting Dutch territorial claims
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fur trade → military defense → trade with Indigenous peoples → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
New Netherland
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New Netherland ("Fort Casimir") → |
hadFort |