Massacre Island
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Massacre Island is the former name of Dauphin Island, a barrier island off the coast of Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico known for its early French colonial history and strategic location.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massacre Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical place name ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerNameOf | Dauphin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | approximate coordinates of Dauphin Island, Alabama ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Dauphin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | coastal barrier island ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature | barrier island ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | French colonial history ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | French colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | discovery of large quantities of human bones on the island ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of access to Mobile Bay
ⓘ
military and naval operations in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Mobile County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
entrance to Mobile Bay
ⓘ
northern Gulf of Mexico shipping routes ⓘ |
| namedBy | French explorers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf Coast of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
barrier islands of the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ historic French Louisiana region ⓘ |
| replacedBy | name "Dauphin Island" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
French colonial settlement on the Gulf Coast
ⓘ
early French exploration of the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| usedFor |
colonial-era military defense
ⓘ
colonial-era trade and shipping routes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.