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.

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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.

Danish colonial empire hasPart Fort Willem Hendrick
this entity surface form: "Fort Prinsensten"
Fort Amsterdam renamedAs Fort Willem Hendrick
Fort Amsterdam renamedAs Fort Willem Hendrick
this entity surface form: "Fort George"

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