Edwinton
E503459
Edwinton was the original name of the city now known as Bismarck, the capital of North Dakota.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former city name
ⓘ
historical place name ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Northern Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablishedApprox | 1872 ⓘ |
| dateRenamedAsBismarck | 1873 ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Northern Pacific Railway officials ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeatureNearby | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRelation | original name of present-day Bismarck, capital of North Dakota ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dakota Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInPresentDay | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Missouri River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edwin Ferry Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfEponym | chief engineer of the Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| nameUsedFor | railroad townsite that became Bismarck ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Pacific Railway route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Bismarck, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForRenaming |
to attract German investment in the Northern Pacific Railway
ⓘ
to honor German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| status | defunct toponym ⓘ |
| territorialCapitalRelation | predecessor name of city that became capital of North Dakota ⓘ |
| urbanType | railroad town ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.