Fort William

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former city historic urban area population centre

Fort William is a historic urban area in Thunder Bay, Ontario, known for its origins as a fur trade and transportation hub on Lake Superior.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former city → historic urban area → population centre →
adjacentTo	Port Arthur →
associatedWith	Hudson's Bay Company → North West Company →
country	Canada →
economicActivity	grain handling → rail transport → shipping →
governedBy	Thunder Bay City Council →
hasCulturalIdentity	working-class community →
hasEconomicHistory	fur trade → grain export → lumber industry →
hasFeature	historic waterfront → industrial port facilities → rail yards →
hasHeritage	Indigenous history → fur trade history → railway history →
hasMunicipalStatus	former municipality →
hasNeighbourhoodType	urban neighbourhood →
hasPort	Port of Thunder Bay →
hasTransportRole	gateway to Western Canada →
historicalEra	fur trade era in Canada →
historicalRole	fur trade hub → transportation hub →
language	English → French →
locatedIn	Canada → Northwestern Ontario → Ontario → Thunder Bay →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedOn	Lake Superior →
locatedOnWaterbody	Kaministiquia River NERFINISHED →
mergedInto	City of Thunder Bay →
mergedWith	Port Arthur, Ontario →
namedAfter	William McGillivray →
partOf	Lakehead urban area → Thunder Bay District → Thunder Bay, Ontario →
region	Great Lakes region →
transportConnection	Canadian Pacific Railway → Great Lakes shipping routes →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thunder Bay (bay on Lake Superior) ("Fort William (former city)") →	adjacentTo
Fort William ("Fort William harbour") →	hasHarbour
Thunder Bay →	hasNeighbourhood
Fort William Historical Park ("Fort William fur trade post") →	recreates