Battery Ricketts (site)
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Battery Ricketts (site) is a preserved Civil War-era artillery fortification that formed part of the defensive ring protecting Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battery Ricketts (site) canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
ⓘ
Civil War-era artillery fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American Civil War forts
NERFINISHED
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Historic military sites in the United States ⓘ Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery position
ⓘ
defense of the national capital ⓘ |
| hasPreservation | earthwork remains ⓘ |
| hasType | field fortification ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved historic fortification ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedOn | heights overlooking approaches to Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | earthworks ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Union Army officer Ricketts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Civil War Defenses of Washington
NERFINISHED
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defensive ring protecting Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| protects | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
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surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| usedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.