Mud Island

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Mud Island is a small island in the Delaware River near Philadelphia, best known as the site of the historic Revolutionary War–era Fort Mifflin.

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Mud Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature
island
adjacentTo Fort Mifflin Channel of the Delaware River NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasAccess road access via Fort Mifflin Road
hasCoordinateRegion confluence area of the Schuylkill River and Delaware River
hasEnvironment riverine environment
hasFeature low-lying terrain
marshy areas
hasHistoricDesignation site of a historic American fort
hasLandUse historic site
recreational area
hasNameOrigin named for muddy, marshy ground conditions
hasSite Fort Mifflin NERFINISHED
hasStructure military fortifications
hasTourism heritage tourism related to Fort Mifflin
historicalSignificance American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
knownFor Fort Mifflin NERFINISHED
locatedIn Delaware River NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania
locatedNear Philadelphia NERFINISHED
nearCity Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
nearFacility Philadelphia International Airport NERFINISHED
nearWaterBody Schuylkill River NERFINISHED
partOf Philadelphia metropolitan area
river island system of the Delaware River
usedDuring American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED

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Fort Mifflin locatedOn Mud Island