Fort Crawford
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Fort Crawford was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, that played a key role in military, diplomatic, and medical history along the Upper Mississippi River.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
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frontier military post → |
| country |
United States
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| garrisonedBy |
U.S. Army troops
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| hasFunction |
center for negotiations with Native American nations
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control of river transportation routes → protection of frontier settlements → site of early military medical practice → |
| hasRole |
diplomatic center
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frontier defense post → medical center → military outpost → |
| heritageDesignation |
historic site
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| locatedIn |
Crawford County, Wisconsin
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Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin → Wisconsin → |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
19th century
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| locatedNear |
confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers
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| locatedOn |
Upper Mississippi River
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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| namedAfter |
William H. Crawford
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| namedAfterOccupation |
U.S. Secretary of War
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| partOf |
U.S. system of frontier forts
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| regionServed |
Upper Mississippi Valley
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| significantFor |
U.S. frontier history
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diplomatic history of the Upper Mississippi River → history of Prairie du Chien → medical history of the Upper Mississippi River → military history of the Upper Mississippi River → |
| usedBy |
United States Army
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Upper Mississippi Valley
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contains |
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Red Bird
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diedIn |
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Red Bird
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placeOfDetention |