Fort Carroll
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Fort Carroll is a 19th-century artificial island fortification in the Patapsco River near Baltimore, Maryland, built for coastal defense and now largely abandoned.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Carroll canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial island
ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ sea fort ⓘ |
| access | only by boat ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | coastal defense ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1848 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
bird habitat
ⓘ
unused military installation ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Robert E. Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 0 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
deteriorated
ⓘ
overgrown with vegetation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
casemates
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ masonry walls ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
restricted access
ⓘ
structural instability ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
concrete (later modifications) ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | Third System coastal fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Patapsco River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Baltimore metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Carroll of Carrollton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
artificial island construction
ⓘ
obsolete coastal defense design ⓘ |
| ownership | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Harbor defenses of Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| shape | hexagonal ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | water ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| waterBody |
Baltimore Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay (via Patapsco River) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.