Fort Massachusetts (Ship Island)
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Fort Massachusetts (Ship Island) is a 19th-century masonry coastal fortification on Ship Island, Mississippi, built to protect the Gulf Coast and later used during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Massachusetts (Ship Island) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ masonry fort ⓘ |
| builtForPurpose |
control shipping in Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
guard approaches to New Orleans ⓘ protect Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Coastal fortifications in the United States ⓘ Forts in Mississippi ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era |
Third System of US seacoast defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Third System of U.S. coastal fortifications
|
| garrisonedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| hasAccess | boat access only ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
casemated gun emplacements
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parade ground ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ seacoast artillery positions ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the state of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Gulf of Mexico shipping lanes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic fort ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harrison County, Mississippi
ⓘ
Ship Island, Mississippi ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Biloxi
ⓘ
surface form:
Biloxi, Mississippi
Gulfport, Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedOn | barrier island ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States seacoast defense systems
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast defenses
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida District) ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Islands National Seashore
|
| preservationStatus | partially restored ⓘ |
| shape | circular fort ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Union staging area during American Civil War
ⓘ
military prison during American Civil War ⓘ supply depot during American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| visitorActivities |
historic tours
ⓘ
interpretive exhibits ⓘ self-guided exploration ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.