Fort Mojave area

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The Fort Mojave area is a historic region along the lower Colorado River in the Mojave Desert, known for its 19th-century U.S. Army fort and its significance in Native American and frontier history.

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Fort Mojave 3
Fort Mojave area canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic area
historic region
associatedWith Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
Mojave people
borderRegionOf Arizona
California
Nevada
climate arid desert climate
country United States
ecosystem Mojave Desert ecosystem
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada
Mojave people
hasPart Fort Mojave
linked to: Fort Mojave area
historicalSignificance Native American history
U.S. westward expansion
frontier military history
locatedIn Arizona
California
Mojave Desert
Nevada
Southwestern United States
locatedOn lower Colorado River
militaryFunction control of strategic river crossing points
protection of settlers and river traffic
namedAfter Fort Mojave
linked to: Fort Mojave area
near Bullhead City, Arizona
Laughlin, Nevada
Needles, California
partOf Colorado River Valley
linked to: Colorado River

Lower Colorado River region
traditional homelands of the Mojave people
relatedTo Indian Wars in the American Southwest
U.S. Army frontier forts
timePeriodOfProminence 19th century
transportHistory route corridor along the lower Colorado River
traversedBy Colorado River
usedFor military operations in the 19th century
protection of travel routes along the Colorado River

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Mojave Road historic route passesNear Fort Mojave area
Fort Mojave area namedAfter Fort Mojave
linked to: Fort Mojave area
Fort Mojave area hasPart Fort Mojave
linked to: Fort Mojave area
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe hasHistoricSite Fort Mojave
linked to: Fort Mojave area