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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Casimir | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial fort
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
history of New Jersey ⓘ history of the Delaware Valley ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial forts in the United States
ⓘ
Forts in New Jersey ⓘ New Netherland ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Dutch–Swedish rivalry in the Delaware Valley ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| function |
frontier outpost
ⓘ
trading station ⓘ |
| heritage | Dutch colonial ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | West Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | present-day Gloucester City, New Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Delaware River ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | present-day Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
House of Nassau
ⓘ
Nassau family ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| partOf | New Netherland ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
asserting Dutch territorial claims
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ military defense ⓘ trade with Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Casimir