House Island (Casco Bay)
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House Island (Casco Bay) is a small privately owned island in Portland Harbor, Maine, historically known for its coastal fortifications and use as an immigration quarantine station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House Island (Casco Bay) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | City of Portland (jurisdiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAccess | boat only ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | House Island, Portland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 12 acres ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic military structures
ⓘ
rocky shoreline ⓘ wooded interior ⓘ |
| hasFortification | Fort Scammel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortificationType | coastal fort ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | Portland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction |
military defense site
ⓘ
quarantine station for immigrants ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
19th century coastal defense
ⓘ
early 20th century immigration quarantine ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
part of U.S. coastal defense system
ⓘ
regional immigration processing site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse |
inspection of arriving immigrants
ⓘ
quarantine of arriving immigrants ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryAssociation | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | House Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Cushing Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Diamond Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Diamond Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Peaks Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Fort Scammel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
immigration quarantine station
ⓘ
site of coastal fortifications ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Portland Head Light
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portland skyline ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Casco Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nearbyCity | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipStatus | privately owned ⓘ |
| partOf |
Casco Bay islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defenses of Portland Harbor ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
private residences
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.