Disambiguation evidence for New Helvetia (his agricultural colony) via surface form

"New Helvetia"


As subject (46)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "New Helvetia".

Predicate Object
alternativeName Nueva Helvecia
alternativeName Sutter’s Fort
surface form: Sutter’s New Helvetia
approximateEndTime early 1850s
associatedWithEvent California Gold Rush
capital Sutter’s Fort
center Sutter’s Fort
country Mexico
declineCause California Gold Rush
declineCause land claims disputes after U.S. annexation
economy agriculture
economy cattle ranching
economy hide and tallow trade
economy wheat production
foundedBy John Sutter
founder John Sutter
governedBy John Sutter
hasPart Sutter’s Fort
historicalRole base for John C. Frémont’s expeditions
historicalRole key hub of early California colonization
historicalRole supply center for overland immigrants
inception 1839
instanceOf Mexican-era California rancho
instanceOf agricultural colony
instanceOf settlement
languageUsed English
languageUsed German
languageUsed Spanish
legalBasis Mexican land grant to John Sutter
locatedIn Alta California (Spanish colony)
surface form: Alta California
locatedIn present-day California
locatedOn American River
locatedOn Sacramento River
namedAfter Helvetia
namedAfter Switzerland
namedBy John Sutter
partOf Mexican Alta California
presentLocation Sacramento metropolitan area
surface form: Sacramento, California area
region Sacramento Valley
significantEvent discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill
sovereignStateChange United States of America
surface form: United States
sovereignStateChangeDate 1848
startTime 1839
timePeriod mid-19th century
usedLabor European settlers
usedLabor Hawaiian laborers
usedLabor Native American labor