Head of Elk
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Head of Elk (now Elkton, Maryland) is a historic port town at the head of the Elk River that served as a key British landing site during the Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Head of Elk canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former settlement
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ port town ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerNameOf | Elkton, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Head of Elk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important logistical point for British forces advancing toward Philadelphia ⓘ |
| locatedAt | head of the Elk River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cecil County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Chesapeake Bay watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Elk River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterway | Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCounty | Cecil County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayJurisdiction | Town of Elkton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayName |
Elkton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elkton, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayState | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| strategicRole |
key British landing site
ⓘ
staging point for British operations in the Mid-Atlantic ⓘ |
| transportFunction | port for river and coastal shipping ⓘ |
| usedAs | British landing site ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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