Bedloe's Island

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former place name island

Bedloe's Island is the former name of Liberty Island in New York Harbor, best known today as the site of the Statue of Liberty.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former place name → island →
accessibleBy	ferry →
adjacentTo	Hudson River waterfront of Manhattan → Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED →
administeredBy	National Park Service →
area	approximately 14 acres →
contains	Fort Wood → Statue of Liberty →
country	United States of America →
currentName	Liberty Island →
formerNameOf	Liberty Island →
harborRole	strategic defense point for New York Harbor →
historicalUse	military fortification site → quarantine station site →
locatedAtMouthOf	Hudson River →
locatedIn	New York Harbor → Upper New York Bay NERFINISHED →
locatedInJurisdiction	Borough of Manhattan → New York City → New York County NERFINISHED → State of New York → United States federal enclave →
nameChangedTo	Liberty Island →
nameChangeReason	association with Statue of Liberty →
namedAfter	Isaac Bedloe →
near	Ellis Island → Governors Island → Liberty State Park → Manhattan →
notableFor	Statue of Liberty →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
partOf	Liberty Island National Monument → Statue of Liberty National Monument →
surroundedBy	waters of Upper New York Bay →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Liberty Island → Liberty Island ("Bedlow's Island") →	formerName