Mount Carmel Center

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religious compound rural property

Mount Carmel Center was the rural Texas compound of the Branch Davidians religious sect, best known as the site of the deadly 1993 standoff with U.S. federal authorities.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Mount Carmel Center canonical	4

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	religious compound ⓘ rural property ⓘ
approximateArea	about 77 acres ⓘ
associatedWith	American religious history ⓘ U.S. federal law enforcement controversies ⓘ debates over use of force by federal agencies ⓘ new religious movements in the United States ⓘ
casualtiesDuringSiege	4 ATF agents killed on February 28, 1993 ⓘ dozens of Branch Davidians killed ⓘ
coordinatesApprox	31.595°N 96.991°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfFinalAssault	April 19, 1993 ⓘ
dateOfMajorRaid	February 28, 1993 ⓘ
eventLocation	ATF raid of February 28, 1993 ⓘ Waco siege ⓘ surface form: FBI siege of 1993 Waco siege ⓘ
function	place of worship ⓘ religious training center ⓘ residential community for Branch Davidians ⓘ
hasStructure	chapel ⓘ dormitory-style housing ⓘ main residential building ⓘ underground bunkers (reported) ⓘ
lawEnforcementInvolved	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ surface form: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Texas Department of Public Safety ⓘ surface form: Texas law enforcement agencies
leaderAssociatedWith	David Koresh ⓘ David Koresh ⓘ surface form: Vernon Wayne Howell (David Koresh)
locatedIn	McLennan County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ near Waco, Texas ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national media coverage in the United States ⓘ international media attention ⓘ
notableFor	Waco siege ⓘ surface form: 1993 Waco siege 51-day standoff with U.S. federal authorities in 1993 ⓘ deadly fire on April 19, 1993 ⓘ
ownedBy	Branch Davidians ⓘ surface form: Branch Davidians organization
postSiegeUse	site of memorials to Branch Davidians ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Branch Davidians ⓘ Davidian movement ⓘ
resultOfSiege	compound destroyed by fire ⓘ
statusAfter1993	largely destroyed ⓘ
subjectOf	U.S. congressional hearings on Waco ⓘ books on the Waco siege ⓘ documentary films about Waco ⓘ multiple government investigations ⓘ
usedBy	Branch Davidians ⓘ Davidian Seventh-day Adventists (historical) ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Waco siege → location → Mount Carmel Center ⓘ

Branch Davidians → headquartersLocation → Mount Carmel Center ⓘ

Branch Davidians → confrontationLocation → Mount Carmel Center ⓘ

David Koresh → associatedWith → Mount Carmel Center ⓘ