Fort Frederick
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Fort Frederick is a historic coastal defense fortification in Kingston, Ontario, that formed part of the British military defenses protecting the entrance to the Rideau Canal and Kingston Harbour.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Frederick Martello Tower | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fort
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historic coastal defense fortification ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial defense system in Canada
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Kingston Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ Rideau Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earthworks
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stone ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic military site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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gun emplacements ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
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harbour defense ⓘ protection of the entrance to the Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| hasName | Fort Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Kingston Harbour
NERFINISHED
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entrance to the Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
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Kingston, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInBayOrHarbour | Kingston Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kingston Harbour
NERFINISHED
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entrance to the Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Point Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
British military defenses at Kingston
NERFINISHED
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Kingston Harbour defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to the Rideau Canal
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defense of Kingston Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
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Canadian military NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Kingston Fortifications (Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage Site component)
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Fort Frederick
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subject surface form:
Kingston Fortifications
this entity surface form:
Fort Frederick Martello Tower