Fort Willem Hendrick
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Fort Willem Hendrick was a 17th-century Dutch colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, serving as a key military and administrative center of New Netherland.
Aliases (2)
- Fort George ×1
- Fort Prinsensten ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial fort
→
colonial fort → fort → military fortification → |
| associatedWith | Dutch colonial administration in North America → |
| category |
Dutch colonial architecture in the United States
→
Former buildings and structures in Manhattan → Forts in Manhattan → New Netherland → |
| continent | North America → |
| country | Dutch Republic → |
| era | Dutch Golden Age → |
| functionedAs |
key administrative center of New Netherland
→
key military center of New Netherland → |
| garrisonedBy |
Dutch soldiers
→
colonial militia → |
| governedFrom | New Amsterdam → |
| hasFeature |
bastions
→
cannon emplacements → ramparts → |
| locatedIn |
Lower Manhattan
→
Manhattan → New Amsterdam → New Netherland → |
| locatedInPresentDay |
New York City
NERFINISHED
→
New York →
surface form: "New York State"
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| locatedNear |
East River
→
Hudson River → New York Harbor estuarine system →
surface form: "New York Harbor"
southern tip of Manhattan Island → |
| material |
earthworks
→
stone → |
| namedAfter |
Willem Hendrik, Prince of Orange
NERFINISHED
→
William III of England →
surface form: "William III of Orange"
|
| operatedBy | Dutch West India Company → |
| operator | Dutch colonial authorities → |
| partOf | New Netherland → |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to New Amsterdam harbor
→
defense of Dutch colonial interests in North America → |
| timePeriod | 17th century → |
| usedFor |
administration
→
colonial government → military defense → protection of harbor → protection of settlement → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Fort Prinsensten"
this entity surface form: "Fort George"