Mount Hope Peninsula

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Mount Hope Peninsula is a historic landform in Bristol, Rhode Island, best known as the homeland and stronghold of the Wampanoag leader Metacomet (King Philip) during King Philip’s War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
peninsula
adjacentTo Mount Hope Bay NERFINISHED
Narragansett Bay NERFINISHED
associatedEvent King Philip’s War NERFINISHED
associatedWith King Philip NERFINISHED
Metacomet NERFINISHED
connectedBy Mount Hope Bridge NERFINISHED
contains archaeological sites
historic sites related to King Philip’s War
country United States of America
culturalSignificance important site in Wampanoag history
symbolic center of Native resistance in King Philip’s War
currentUse partly educational campus
residential area
elevation about 200 feet
hasAccessibility bridge access via Mount Hope Bridge
road access via Bristol
hasFeature Mount Hope NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Wampanoag NERFINISHED
hasHighestPoint Mount Hope NERFINISHED
hasHistoricName Montaup NERFINISHED
hasLandUse mixed forest and open land
hasNameEtymology derived from Wampanoag word Montaup
hasViewOf Mount Hope Bay NERFINISHED
Sakonnet River NERFINISHED
historicallyInhabitedBy Wampanoag people NERFINISHED
locatedEastOf Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bristol County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Bristol, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Narragansett Bay NERFINISHED
New England
Rhode Island
locatedNorthOf Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
near Bristol Ferry NERFINISHED
Portsmouth, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
notableFor association with King Philip’s War
homeland of Metacomet
stronghold of Metacomet during King Philip’s War
overlooks Mount Hope Bay NERFINISHED
partOf Town of Bristol NERFINISHED
regionType coastal landform
timeOfMajorConflict 1675–1676

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Philip associatedWith Mount Hope Peninsula
subject surface form: Metacomet