Colonial National Historical Park

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national historical park protected area

Colonial National Historical Park is a protected area in Virginia that preserves and interprets key sites from early American history, including Jamestown, Yorktown, and portions of the Colonial Parkway.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Historic Triangle of Virginia	3
Historic Jamestowne	2
Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site National Historic Landmark District	1
Virginia's Historic Triangle	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national historical park ⓘ protected area ⓘ
connectsVia	Colonial Parkway ⓘ surface form: Colonial Parkway between Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown
contains	Cape Henry Lighthouse ⓘ surface form: Cape Henry Memorial Colonial Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Spring Plantation site ⓘ Colonial National Historical Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Historic Jamestowne Jamestown Island ⓘ Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
established	1930 ⓘ
governingBody	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasActivity	bicycling ⓘ birdwatching ⓘ living history demonstrations ⓘ walking trails ⓘ
hasArea	over 8,000 acres ⓘ
hasComponent	Jamestown Settlement living-history museum ⓘ surface form: Jamestown Visitor Center Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ surface form: Yorktown Visitor Center battlefield tour roads ⓘ
hasDesignation	National Historical Park ⓘ
hasEcosystem	coastal plain forest ⓘ river shoreline habitats ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	part of Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site listings on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
hasLength	Colonial Parkway approximately 23 miles long ⓘ
hasRoadType	limited-access scenic parkway ⓘ
locatedIn	Hampton Roads ⓘ surface form: Hampton Roads region Virginia ⓘ
locatedOn	James River NERFINISHED ⓘ York River NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
nearestCity	Jamestown ⓘ surface form: Jamestown, Virginia Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorktown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
offers	guided tours ⓘ historical interpretation programs ⓘ scenic driving along Colonial Parkway ⓘ
partlyOverlaps	Colonial National Historical Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site National Historic Landmark District
partOf	United States National Park System ⓘ surface form: National Park System
purpose	interpret events of Jamestown and Yorktown ⓘ preserve early American colonial history sites ⓘ
topic	American Revolutionary War ⓘ American colonial history ⓘ First permanent English settlement in North America ⓘ Siege of Yorktown ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Yorktown → commemoratedBy → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

Colonial National Historical Park → contains → Colonial National Historical Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic Jamestowne

Virginia Peninsula → contains → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic Jamestowne

National Historical Parks of the United States → includesExample → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

Yorktown Victory Monument → locatedIn → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

Jamestown → partOf → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic Triangle of Virginia

Jamestown → partOf → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

Williamsburg → partOf → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic Triangle of Virginia

Yorktown → partOf → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Historic Triangle of Virginia

Colonial National Historical Park → partlyOverlaps → Colonial National Historical Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site National Historic Landmark District

Williamsburg → tourismRegion → Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Virginia's Historic Triangle