King’s Port on the Holston River
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King’s Port on the Holston River was an early frontier river port and trading settlement whose name later evolved into the modern city name Kingsport, Tennessee.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic frontier settlement
ⓘ
river port ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | urban development of Kingsport, Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kings Port
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King’s Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Kingsport, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Kingsport, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early American frontier era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Holston River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
present-day Kingsport, Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Appalachian region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Tennessee River watershed ⓘ |
| nameEvolvedInto | Kingsport, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American frontier ⓘ |
| precededBy | Indigenous settlements in the Holston River region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holston River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingsport, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Holston River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | early river port that gave its name to Kingsport, Tennessee ⓘ |
| usedFor |
frontier commerce
ⓘ
river trade ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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