Fort Snelling

Summary

Fort Snelling is a fort^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fort Snelling is located in Fort Snelling^[3].
• Fort Snelling is in the country of United States^[4].
• Fort Snelling's instance of is recorded as fort^[5].
• Fort Snelling is operated by National Park Service^[6].
• Fort Snelling is part of National Park Service^[7].
• Fort Snelling's Commons category is recorded as Fort Snelling^[8].
• Fort Snelling's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[9].
• 1819 marks the founding of Fort Snelling^[10].
• Fort Snelling's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.892778, 'lon': -93.180556}^[11].
• Fort Snelling's official website is recorded as https://www.fortsnelling.org/^[12].
• Fort Snelling's described by source is recorded as FortWiki^[13].
• Fort Snelling's described by source is recorded as Starforts^[14].
• Fort Snelling's described by source is recorded as Topographical Map of the Military Reservation Fort Snelling, Minnesota (NAID 137929335)^[15].
• Fort Snelling's described by source is recorded as Reservation Map of Fort Snelling, Minnesota (NAID 137929337)^[16].
• Fort Snelling's described by source is recorded as Topographic Maps of Fort Snelling, Minnesota (NAID 137929332)^[17].
• Fort Snelling's described by source is recorded as Topographic Map of Fort Snelling, Minnesota (NAID 137929339)^[18].
• Fort Snelling's described by source is recorded as 1927 Map of Fort Snelling and vicinity (NAID 137929343)^[19].
• Fort Snelling's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Sechzehnter Band^[20].
• Fort Snelling's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark^[21].
• Fort Snelling's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[22].
• Fort Snelling's heritage designation is recorded as America's Most Endangered Historic Places^[23].
• Fort Snelling's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure^[24].

Body

Geography

Fort Snelling is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in it^[3]. It is part of National Park Service^[7].

Designation and Status

Fort Snelling's instance of is recorded as fort^[5]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark^[21], National Register of Historic Places listed place^[22], America's Most Endangered Historic Places^[23], and National Treasure^[24].

History and Context

1819 marks the founding of Fort Snelling^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fort Snelling include it^[25], an unorganized territory^[26], in United States^[27].

Why It Matters

Fort Snelling ranks in the top 3% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include it^[25], an unorganized territory^[26], in United States^[27].