Fort Ricketts (site)
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Fort Ricketts (site) is a former Union Army earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built to help defend the capital during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Ricketts (site) canonical | 1 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
ⓘ
Union Army fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Former forts in the United States ⓘ Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType | earthwork fortification ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic Civil War site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Civil War Defenses of Washington line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ricketts (Union officer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Civil War Defenses of Washington (system)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defenses of the capital ⓘ |
| status | no longer active military fort ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery position
ⓘ
protection against Confederate attack ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.