Fort Frontenac
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Fort Frontenac was a 17th-century French military fort and trading post at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, in present-day Kingston, Ontario, that played a key role in controlling access to the Great Lakes and the interior of North America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Frontenac canonical | 3 |
| Fort Frontenac (gateway) | 1 |
| Fort Frontenac site | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial fortification
ⓘ
military fort ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Lakes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingston, Ontario military history ⓘ St. Lawrence River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Great Lakes waterway system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous trade routes ⓘ |
| constructedBy | French colonial authorities in New France ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| controlledBy | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Louis de Buade de Frontenac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Canadian militia
ⓘ
French colonial troops ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center for the surrounding area
ⓘ
supply depot ⓘ |
| hasModernCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Fort Frontenac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
French–British rivalry in North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fur trade networks of New France ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Cataraqui River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Kingston, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Cataraqui River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeast shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Louis de Buade de Frontenac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Thousand Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | Kingston, Ontario waterfront area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of access to the Great Lakes
ⓘ
fur trade post ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ staging point for exploration of the interior of North America ⓘ |
| region | eastern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access between the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
ⓘ
served as a base for French expansion into the interior of North America ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military operations against British and Iroquois forces
ⓘ
trade with Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kingston Harbour
this entity surface form:
Fort Frontenac site
this entity surface form:
Fort Frontenac (gateway)