Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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English colonial settlement historic town

Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the earliest English settlements in New England, located across the Charles River from Boston and serving as an important colonial town in the 17th century.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Charlestown 15
Charlestown, Massachusetts 6
Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English colonial settlement ⓘ
historic town ⓘ
adjacentTo Boston Harbor ⓘ
colonialPower Kingdom of England ⓘ
country Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
culturalAffiliation English colonial ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ
surface form: Puritan New England
earlySettlementOf Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
foundedBy English colonists ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Company settlers ⓘ
foundedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
foundedInYearApprox 1628 ⓘ
governedBy Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts Bay Colony government
hadColonialAdministrationType Puritan town government ⓘ
hadDefensiveImportance yes ⓘ
hadPortFacilities yes ⓘ
hadPrimaryEconomicActivities fishing ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ
trade ⓘ
hadPrimarySettlementPattern compact town center with surrounding fields ⓘ
hadStatus town ⓘ
historicalEra 17th-century New England ⓘ
Colonial America ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterBecamePartOf Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: City of Boston
linkedByFerryTo Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston (in colonial period)
locatedAcrossFrom Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston
locatedIn New England ⓘ
North America ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Charles River ⓘ
near Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Mystic River ⓘ
notableFor being one of the earliest English settlements in New England ⓘ
strategic location across the Charles River from Boston ⓘ
oneOfEarliestEnglishSettlementsIn New England ⓘ
partOf Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
presentDayLocation Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
regionType coastal settlement ⓘ
religion Puritanism ⓘ
servedAs commercial center ⓘ
fishing and trading port ⓘ
important colonial town ⓘ
terrain peninsula ⓘ
timeZoneHistorical local mean time (pre-standardization) ⓘ
usedCalendar Julian calendar (at time of founding) ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bunker Hill Monument Association → basedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Samuel Morse → birthPlace → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Harbor → borderedBy → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Mystic River Bridge → connects → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
John Harvard → deathPlace → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
Breed's Hill → formerMunicipality → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Town of Charlestown
Mystic River Bridge → hasApproachFrom → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Copp's Hill Burying Ground → hasView → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Breed's Hill → locatedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts → locatedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
subject surface form: Bunker Hill Monument
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Bunker Hill Monument Association → locatedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Phipps Street → locatedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown → locatedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts → locatedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Sullivan Square station → locatedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
the college at Newtowne → locatedIn → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Newtowne, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Bunker Hill Monument → locatedInNeighborhood → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Massachusetts Bay Colony → majorTown → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Battle of Bunker Hill → memorialLocation → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts
Phipps Street → neighborhood → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown → neighborhood → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts → overlooks → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Freedom Trail → passesThrough → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
Battle of Bunker Hill → place → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Joseph Warren → placeOfDeath → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony → presentDayLocation → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Ann Sadler → residence → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
John Harvard → residence → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
Somerville, Massachusetts → separatedFrom → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts
Sullivan Square station → servesNeighborhood → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charlestown
"Paul Revere's Ride" → settingPlace → Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
subject surface form: Paul Revere's Ride
this entity surface form: Charlestown