Bedloe's Island

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Bedloe's Island is the former name of Liberty Island in New York Harbor, best known today as the site of the Statue of Liberty.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bedloe's Island canonical 3
Bedlow's Island 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former place name
island
accessibleBy ferry
adjacentTo Hudson River waterfront of Manhattan
Jersey City, New Jersey
linked to: Jersey City
administeredBy National Park Service
area approximately 14 acres
contains Fort Wood
linked to: Fort Jay

Statue of Liberty
country United States of America
currentName Liberty Island
formerNameOf Liberty Island
harborRole strategic defense point for New York Harbor
historicalUse military fortification site
quarantine station site
locatedAtMouthOf Hudson River
locatedIn New York Harbor
Upper New York Bay
locatedInJurisdiction Borough of Manhattan
New York City
New York County
State of New York
United States federal enclave
nameChangedTo Liberty Island
nameChangeReason association with Statue of Liberty
namedAfter Isaac Bedloe
near Ellis Island
Governors Island
Liberty State Park
Manhattan
notableFor Statue of Liberty
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf Liberty Island National Monument
linked to: Liberty Island

Statue of Liberty National Monument
surroundedBy waters of Upper New York Bay

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Liberty Island formerName Bedloe's Island
Liberty Island formerName Bedlow's Island
linked to: Bedloe's Island
Isaac Bedloe hasIslandNamedAfter Bedloe's Island
Statue of Liberty locatedOn Bedloe's Island
subject linked to: Isaac Bedloe