Old Cahawba Archaeological Park

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archaeological site ghost town historic district

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is a historic ghost town and archaeological site preserving the ruins of Alabama’s first permanent state capital.

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Label	Occurrences
Old Cahawba	5
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park canonical	3
Old Cahawba Archaeological Site	1
Old Cahawba Visitor Center	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Context triple: [Alabama, containsHistoricSite, Old Cahawba Archaeological Park]

A. Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
B. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
C. Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
D. Tiscapa Historical National Park
Tiscapa Historical National Park is a historic and scenic park in Managua, Nicaragua, known for its volcanic lagoon, political history, and iconic Sandino silhouette monument.
E. Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Target entity description: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is a historic ghost town and archaeological site preserving the ruins of Alabama’s first permanent state capital.

A. Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
B. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
C. Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
D. Tiscapa Historical National Park
Tiscapa Historical National Park is a historic and scenic park in Managua, Nicaragua, known for its volcanic lagoon, political history, and iconic Sandino silhouette monument.
E. Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ ghost town ⓘ historic district ⓘ
category	Archaeological sites in Alabama ⓘ Former state capitals in the United States ⓘ Ghost towns in Alabama ⓘ Parks in Alabama ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerRoleOfSite	state capital of Alabama ⓘ
governingBody	State of Alabama ⓘ linked to: Alabama
hasActivity	archaeological research ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ historical interpretation ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Old Cahawba ⓘ linked to: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park Old Cahawba Archaeological Site ⓘ linked to: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
hasFeature	historic cemeteries ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ ruins of public buildings ⓘ ruins of residences ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
hasNearbyCity	Selma, Alabama ⓘ
hasRuinsOf	Alabama’s first permanent state capital ⓘ Old Cahawba ⓘ linked to: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
hasStructureType	cemetery monuments ⓘ foundations ⓘ street grid remnants ⓘ
heritageDesignation	archaeological park ⓘ
locatedIn	Alabama ⓘ American South ⓘ linked to: Southern United States Dallas County, Alabama ⓘ
locatedOn	confluence of the Alabama River and Cahaba River ⓘ
managedBy	Alabama Historical Commission ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Alabama ⓘ linked to: Alabama
significance	illustrates impact of flooding and economic change on settlement patterns ⓘ important site for study of 19th-century Southern town planning ⓘ preserves remains of Alabama’s first permanent state capital ⓘ
stateCapitalFrom	1820 ⓘ
stateCapitalUntil	1826 ⓘ
theme	African American history in Reconstruction-era Alabama ⓘ early statehood of Alabama ⓘ urban decline and abandonment ⓘ
tourismType	heritage tourism destination ⓘ

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