Wallabout Bay
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Wallabout Bay is a small inlet of the East River in Brooklyn, New York, historically significant as a maritime and industrial hub and the site of the former Brooklyn Navy Yard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wallabout Bay canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ inlet ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Brooklyn Navy Yard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clinton Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Walloon settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | East River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| etymology | derived from Dutch "Waal bocht" or "Waal boght" ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandUse |
industrial
ⓘ
military (historical) ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfImportance |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
industrial hub
ⓘ
maritime hub ⓘ naval shipbuilding center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East River NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Borough of Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Kings County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| near |
Flushing Avenue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic shipbuilding activities
ⓘ
proximity to Brooklyn Navy Yard ⓘ role in New York City maritime history ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ United States coastal waters ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| shore | Brooklyn waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOf |
Brooklyn Navy Yard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brooklyn Navy Yard housing projects vicinity ⓘ New York Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anchorage
ⓘ
industrial shipping ⓘ naval operations ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal inlet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.