Frontenac Island
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Frontenac Island is a small, historically significant island located near the northern end of Cayuga Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frontenac Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Cayuga Lake ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevationAboveWater | low-lying ⓘ |
| hasAccess | boat only ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation |
early 20th century excavations
ⓘ
mid-20th century excavations ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
human remains
ⓘ
projectile points ⓘ shell and bone artifacts ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | freshwater lake island ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | recognized as a significant archaeological site in New York State ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | likely derived from the French title Frontenac ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
anthropology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ prehistoric studies ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
archaeological importance in Northeastern prehistory
ⓘ
prehistoric Native American occupation site ⓘ |
| hasTopography | low, gently sloping island ⓘ |
| isInDrainageBasin |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin
|
| knownFor |
burial sites
ⓘ
evidence of Archaic period habitation ⓘ stone tools and artifacts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cayuga Lake
ⓘ
Finger Lakes ⓘ
surface form:
Finger Lakes region
New York State ⓘ Upstate New York (broad sense) ⓘ
surface form:
Upstate New York
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Cayuga County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central New York ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Union Springs, New York
ⓘ
northern end of Cayuga Lake ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Union Springs, New York ⓘ |
| partOf | Cayuga Lake island system ⓘ |
| region | Finger Lakes ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | freshwater ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorOccupation |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Woodland period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial ground
ⓘ
prehistoric habitation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.