Star Fort at Ninety Six
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The Star Fort at Ninety Six is a well-preserved, star-shaped Revolutionary War earthwork in Ninety Six, South Carolina, notable as the focal point of a major 1781 siege between Patriot and British forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Star Fort at Ninety Six canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War fortification
ⓘ
earthwork fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Loyalist garrison
ⓘ
Continental Army and Patriot militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleType | siege works ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Patriot forces during the Siege of Ninety Six (1781) ⓘ |
| category |
Military forts in South Carolina
ⓘ
Revolutionary War sites in South Carolina ⓘ |
| constructionType | field fortification ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British forces during the Siege of Ninety Six (1781) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | military defense ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
earthen parapet
ⓘ
multiple projecting bastions ⓘ surrounding ditch ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a U.S. National Historic Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greenwood County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninety Six, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| near | historic town site of Ninety Six ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Ninety Six (1781) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Ninety Six National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | focal point of the Siege of Ninety Six (1781) ⓘ |
| shape | star-shaped ⓘ |
| significance | important Revolutionary War defensive work in the Southern Campaign ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
historical interpretation ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.