Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial)
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Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial) was an unfinished 19th-century masonry coastal fortification in Galveston, Texas, intended as part of the United States’ Third System of seacoast defenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial) canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century military structure
ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ unfinished fort ⓘ |
| constructionStatus |
partial
ⓘ
unfinished ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentCondition | no complete fortification ⓘ |
| designedAs | permanent masonry fort ⓘ |
| fortificationSystem | Third System ⓘ |
| function | protect approach to Galveston harbor ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army (planned)
|
| heritage | American Civil War–era coastal defenses ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Galveston
ⓘ
surface form:
Galveston Island
|
| location |
Galveston
ⓘ
surface form:
Galveston, Texas
|
| materialUsed | masonry ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Point (naming convention used for coastal forts) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Third System of US seacoast defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Third System of U.S. seacoast defenses
United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
surface form:
United States coastal defense network
|
| region |
Gulf Coast of Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Texas Gulf Coast
|
| structureType | seacoast fort ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.