Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit
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Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit was a French colonial military and trading post established in 1701 on the Detroit River, which became the foundation for the modern city of Detroit.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial fort
ⓘ
military post ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
French–Native American alliances
fur trade networks of New France ⓘ |
| borderContext | near modern United States–Canada border ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| currentStatus | no longer extant as a functioning fort ⓘ |
| era | French colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| fortificationType | palisaded wooden fort ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1701 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French soldiers ⓘ |
| governedBy | French colonial authorities in New France ⓘ |
| hasSettlementAround | French colonial settlement at Detroit ⓘ |
| heritage | considered origin site of Detroit ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early French outpost in the interior of North America ⓘ |
| influencedCreationOf | permanent European settlement at Detroit ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | French ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedIn |
Detroit River
ⓘ
New France ⓘ Detroit ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Detroit
present-day Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | strait between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | protection of French interests against British and Native rivals ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Great Lakes frontier ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Lake Erie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake St. Clair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French colonial empire
ⓘ
Pays d'en Haut ⓘ
surface form:
Pays d’en Haut
|
| predecessorOf |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Detroit
|
| purpose |
control of Great Lakes region
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ military defense ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| riverBank | north bank of the Detroit River ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of passage between upper and lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
European manufactured goods
ⓘ
furs ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French fur traders
ⓘ
Native American allies of France ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.