Fort Morton area
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The Fort Morton area is a preserved section of the Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia that showcases Union fortifications and siege lines from the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Morton area canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield area
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War sites in Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Military history of the United States ⓘ Protected areas of Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | U.S. National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Fort Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Union fortifications
ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ earthworks ⓘ interpretive signs ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ overlooks of Confederate lines ⓘ rifle pits ⓘ siege lines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Petersburg, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Confederate fortifications at Petersburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crater area of Petersburg National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Union siege line around Petersburg ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | Petersburg National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
Civil War-era landscape
ⓘ
Union defensive works ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1864 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Civil War battlefield interpretation
ⓘ
National Park Service educational programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
man-made earthworks
ⓘ
open fields ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
military history tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Union artillery operations
ⓘ
Union siege operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.