Fort Niagara
E331206
Fort Niagara is a historic military fortification at the mouth of the Niagara River that played a strategic role in colonial conflicts between France, Britain, and the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Niagara canonical | 8 |
| Old Fort Niagara | 5 |
| Fort Niagara (gateway) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3150929 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Fort Niagara Context triple: [Niagara County, New York, hasLandmark, Fort Niagara]
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Fort Carillon
Fort Carillon was the original French name for the 18th-century military fortification on Lake Champlain later known as Fort Ticonderoga, a key site in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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Fort Schuyler
Fort Schuyler is a 19th-century coastal fortification in the Bronx, New York, built to protect New York Harbor and now part of the SUNY Maritime College campus.
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Fort Cataraqui
Fort Cataraqui was a historic French military fortification established in the late 17th century at the site of present-day Kingston, Ontario, to control access to the Great Lakes and the fur trade routes.
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Fort Chambly
Fort Chambly is a historic 17th-century French colonial fort on the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada, known for its role in the defense of New France and later military conflicts in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fort Niagara Target entity description: Fort Niagara is a historic military fortification at the mouth of the Niagara River that played a strategic role in colonial conflicts between France, Britain, and the United States.
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A.
Fort Carillon
Fort Carillon was the original French name for the 18th-century military fortification on Lake Champlain later known as Fort Ticonderoga, a key site in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Fort Schuyler
Fort Schuyler is a 19th-century coastal fortification in the Bronx, New York, built to protect New York Harbor and now part of the SUNY Maritime College campus.
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D.
Fort Cataraqui
Fort Cataraqui was a historic French military fortification established in the late 17th century at the site of present-day Kingston, Ontario, to control access to the Great Lakes and the fur trade routes.
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E.
Fort Chambly
Fort Chambly is a historic 17th-century French colonial fort on the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada, known for its role in the defense of New France and later military conflicts in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fort
ⓘ
historic military fortification ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Fort Niagara State Park ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | French colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| builder | René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle ⓘ |
| builtBy | France ⓘ |
| capturedBy | British forces in 1759 ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | France ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1678 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Niagara County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ state park facility ⓘ |
| FrenchCastleConstructionDate | 1726 ⓘ |
| function |
protection of American border with Canada
ⓘ
protection of British interests on the Niagara frontier ⓘ protection of French interests in the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| garrisonedUntil | late 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonFunction |
frontier post
ⓘ
military headquarters on the Great Lakes ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artillery batteries
ⓘ
barracks ⓘ earthen ramparts ⓘ guardhouse ⓘ moat ⓘ officers' quarters ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ stone bastions ⓘ |
| hasStructure | French Castle ⓘ |
| heritage | site of colonial-era conflicts between France, Britain, and the United States ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Youngstown, New York ⓘ |
| locatedNear | mouth of the Niagara River ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
east bank of the Niagara River
ⓘ
shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Niagara River ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Niagara-on-the-Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
|
| NRHPListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Old Fort Niagara Association ⓘ |
| originalName |
Fort Conti
ⓘ
Fort Denonville ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Lake Ontario
ⓘ
Niagara River ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York State
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surface form:
State of New York
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| partOf |
Fort Niagara State Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Fort Niagara State Historic Site
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| region | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| returnedTo | United States in 1796 ⓘ |
| significantReconstructionDate | 1726 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of access between Lake Ontario and the upper Great Lakes
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control of the Niagara portage ⓘ |
| treatyTransfer |
Jay Treaty
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Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Paris 1763
|
| usedBy |
British Army
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French colonial forces ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
Seven Years' War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort Niagara Description of subject: Fort Niagara is a historic military fortification at the mouth of the Niagara River that played a strategic role in colonial conflicts between France, Britain, and the United States.
Referenced by (14)
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