Fort Jefferson

United States historic site
AdministrativeArea fort Q5471406
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Summary

Fort Jefferson is a fort[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #146 of 879).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Jefferson is located in Ballard County[3].
  • Fort Jefferson is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Jefferson is on the body of water Mississippi River[5].
  • Fort Jefferson's instance of is recorded as fort[6].
  • Fort Jefferson's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • Fort Jefferson is owned by government of Virginia[8].
  • Thomas Jefferson is named after Fort Jefferson[9].
  • Fort Jefferson is made of wood[10].
  • Fort Jefferson is used for fortification[11].
  • Fort Jefferson's Commons category is recorded as Fort Jefferson (Kentucky)[12].
  • 1800 marks the founding of Fort Jefferson[13].
  • Fort Jefferson was dissolved in 1800[14].
  • Fort Jefferson's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 36.95310833333333, 'longitude': -89.08979166666667, 'precision': 1e-07}[15].
  • Fort Jefferson's significant event is recorded as American Revolutionary War[16].
  • Fort Jefferson's significant event is recorded as Lewis and Clark Expedition[17].
  • Fort Jefferson's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[18].
  • Fort Jefferson's native label is recorded as Fort Jefferson[19].
  • Fort Jefferson's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+100'}[20].
  • Fort Jefferson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+463'}[21].
  • Fort Jefferson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+141'}[22].
  • Fort Jefferson's width is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+100'}[23].

Body

Geography

Fort Jefferson is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Ballard County[3]. It is on the body of water Mississippi River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+463'}[21] and {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+141'}[22]. Fort Jefferson's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+100'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort[6] and archaeological site[7].

History and Context

1800 marks the founding of Fort Jefferson[13]. It is owned by government of Virginia[8]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Fort Jefferson draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (fort category, ranking #146 of 879).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lewis-clark.org. Retrieved . lewis-clark.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → Jefferson
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39448|batch #39448]]"
  2. 23w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → fort, archaeological site
    Located in or next to body of water → Mississippi River
    Made from material → wood
    Imported from → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30691|batch #30691]]: Fort Jefferson American War of Independence"
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