Fort Ricketts
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Fort Ricketts is a historic American Civil War-era earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built as part of the defensive ring protecting the capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Ricketts canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
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earthwork fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| builtDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Earthworks (fortification) ⓘ Forts in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
artillery position
ⓘ
protection of approaches to Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Union troops ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasPart |
interpretive signage
ⓘ
remains of earthwork walls ⓘ |
| hasViewOver |
Anacostia River approaches to Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
approaches to the Navy Yard Bridge ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Civil War Defenses of Washington park system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east side of the Anacostia River ⓘ |
| material | earthworks ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James B. Ricketts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingState | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Civil War Defenses of Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defenses of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ National Park Service Civil War Defenses of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved earthworks ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| significance | part of defensive ring protecting the U.S. capital ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense against Confederate attack ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.