Fort Blount
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Fort Blount was a late 18th-century frontier fort and settlement that served as a key defensive and logistical outpost in what is now Tennessee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Blount canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier fort
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | William Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
early settlement of Tennessee
ⓘ
frontier defense in the Southwest Territory ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
overland routes across the Cumberland Plateau
ⓘ
river transportation on the Cumberland River ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
blockhouses ⓘ palisade walls ⓘ stockade ⓘ storehouse ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive outpost
ⓘ
frontier settlement ⓘ logistical outpost ⓘ military outpost ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
key defensive position in the region
ⓘ
key logistical hub in the region ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early United States frontier period
ⓘ
post-American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jackson County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gainesboro, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Upper Cumberland region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States military forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
territorial militia ⓘ |
| partOf |
American frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure early American control of the Cumberland frontier
ⓘ
supported migration and settlement into what became Tennessee ⓘ |
| status | no longer standing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
settlers
ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ traders ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military communications
ⓘ
protection of frontier routes ⓘ protection of settlers ⓘ securing river crossings ⓘ supply distribution ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bartow, Florida