Fort Snelling
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Fort Snelling is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army fort located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers in present-day Minnesota, significant for its roles in regional military history, westward expansion, and Native American relations.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Snelling Station | 0 | 1 |
| Fort Snelling, Minnesota | 0 | 1 |
| Historic Fort Snelling | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army post
→
historic military fort → |
| alsoKnownAs | Fort St. Anthony (early name) → |
| architecturalStyle | stone frontier fortification → |
| associatedWithEvent | internment of Dakota people after the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 → |
| associatedWithPeople |
Sioux people
→
surface form:
Dakota people
|
| builder | United States Army → |
| builtDuring | 19th century → |
| category |
Forts in Minnesota
→
Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota → National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota → |
| completedIn | 1825 → |
| constructionBegan | 1820 → |
| controlledBy | United States Army → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
→
tourist attraction → |
| elevationAbove | confluence of Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers → |
| function |
military training center
→
regional command post → |
| garrisonedBy | U.S. Army troops → |
| governingBody |
Minnesota History Center
→
surface form:
Minnesota Historical Society
|
| hasPart |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
→
Fort Snelling State Park → Fort Snelling self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Historic Fort Snelling
|
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
→
listed on the National Register of Historic Places → |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Minnesota River
→
Mississippi River → |
| locatedIn |
Hennepin County
→
Minneapolis–Saint Paul →
surface form:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
Minnesota → Ramsey County, Minnesota →
surface form:
Ramsey County
|
| namedAfter | Josiah Snelling → |
| near |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
→
Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED → |
| partOf | U.S. system of frontier forts → |
| significantFor |
U.S.–Native American relations
→
regional military history → westward expansion of the United States → |
| timePeriodOfSignificance |
19th century
→
American frontier era → U.S. Indian policy in the 19th century → |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
→
Dakota War of 1862 →
surface form:
U.S.–Dakota War of 1862
World War I → World War II → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historic Fort Snelling
this entity surface form:
Fort Snelling Station
this entity surface form:
Fort Snelling, Minnesota