Mount Hope, Rhode Island

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Mount Hope, Rhode Island is a historic hill in Bristol known as a key Wampanoag stronghold and the site of the death of the Native leader Metacom (King Philip) during King Philip’s War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic hill ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
landform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Montaup ⓘ
Mount Hope Rock ⓘ
linked to: Mount Hope
associatedWith King Philip’s War ⓘ
linked to: King Philip's War

Metacom ⓘ
Wampanoag people ⓘ
battlefieldOf King Philip’s War ⓘ
linked to: King Philip's War
conflictAssociatedWith King Philip’s War (1675–1676) ⓘ
linked to: King Philip's War
country United States ⓘ
county Bristol County ⓘ
culturalSignificance sacred place for the Wampanoag ⓘ
currentUse historic and commemorative site ⓘ
elevation approximately 209 feet ⓘ
eventLocation death of Metacom (King Philip) ⓘ
geologicalType rocky hill ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSignificance yes ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
hasLandmark site traditionally identified as place of Metacom’s death ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature rock outcrops ⓘ
wooded slopes ⓘ
hasViewOf Narragansett Bay ⓘ
historicalEra Colonial New England ⓘ
importance major site in early colonial–Native American relations in New England ⓘ
indigenousName Montaup ⓘ
isPartOf traditional Wampanoag homeland ⓘ
isSacredSiteFor Wampanoag people ⓘ
locatedIn Bristol County, Rhode Island ⓘ
Bristol, Rhode Island ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
United States ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Wampanoag word "Montaup" ⓘ
nearestCity Bristol, Rhode Island ⓘ
NRHPType historic site ⓘ
overlooks Mount Hope Bay ⓘ
partOf traditional territory of the Wampanoag people ⓘ
proximityTo Mount Hope Bridge ⓘ
Mount Hope Farm ⓘ
region New England ⓘ
significantFor being a key Wampanoag stronghold ⓘ
role in King Philip’s War ⓘ
site of the death of Metacom (King Philip) ⓘ
state Rhode Island ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorEvents 17th century ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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

Metacom → placeOfDeath → Mount Hope, Rhode Island ⓘ
Metacomet → placeOfDeath → Mount Hope, near present-day Bristol, Rhode Island ⓘ
linked to: Mount Hope, Rhode Island
Philip (King Philip) → deathPlace → Mount Hope, near present-day Bristol, Rhode Island ⓘ
linked to: Mount Hope, Rhode Island
Pokanoket band of the Wampanoag → hasHistoricalCenter → Mount Hope, present-day Bristol, Rhode Island ⓘ
linked to: Mount Hope, Rhode Island
Mount Hope Bridge → locatedNear → Mount Hope, Rhode Island ⓘ