Hempstead Plains
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Hempstead Plains is a historic grassland region on Long Island, New York, once notable as one of the few natural prairies in the eastern United States and an early center of American aviation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Hempstead Plains Preserve | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grassland
→
historic place → prairie → |
| associatedWith |
Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
→
surface form:
Curtiss Field
Mitchel Field complex →
surface form:
Mitchel Field
Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States →
surface form:
Roosevelt Field
civilian aviation → early military aviation → |
| climate | humid continental climate → |
| conservationStatus |
largely lost to development
→
partially preserved remnant → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
conservation area (remnant)
→
educational site (remnant) → research site (remnant) → |
| ecologicalSignificance |
represents rare eastern prairie habitat
→
supports prairie-adapted plant species → |
| ecosystemType |
grassland ecosystem
→
tallgrass prairie → |
| feature |
flat terrain
→
sandy soil → well-drained soils → |
| hasPart |
Hempstead Plains
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Hempstead Plains Preserve
|
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
→
early 20th century → |
| historicalSignificance |
example of pre-colonial grassland on Long Island
→
site of early airfields on Long Island → |
| historicalUse |
agriculture
→
aviation → grazing land → |
| locatedIn |
Long Island
→
Nassau County, New York → New York →
surface form:
New York State
United States of America →
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
being one of the few natural prairies in the eastern United States
→
early American aviation activities → historic airfields → |
| partOf | Hempstead, New York → |
| region | Northeastern United States → |
| terrain | low elevation plain → |
| threat |
commercial development
→
infrastructure expansion → urban development → |
| vegetation |
native grasses
→
shrubs → wildflowers → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hempstead Plains Preserve
subject surface form:
Roosevelt Field