Fort Gaines
E102417
Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Gaines canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820759 — 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: Fort Gaines Context triple: [Alabama, containsHistoricSite, Fort Gaines]
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A.
Fort Payne
Fort Payne is a small city in northeastern Alabama known for its scenic Appalachian setting and historic role in the Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears.
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B.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.
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C.
Fort Moore, Georgia
Fort Moore, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation best known as a primary center for infantry and combat training.
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D.
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation near Augusta best known as a center for signal, cyber, and communications training and operations.
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E.
Camp Richardson
Camp Richardson is a historic lakeside resort and recreation area on the south shore of Lake Tahoe in California, offering lodging, camping, beaches, and outdoor activities.
- 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: Fort Gaines Target entity description: Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
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A.
Fort Payne
Fort Payne is a small city in northeastern Alabama known for its scenic Appalachian setting and historic role in the Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears.
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B.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.
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C.
Fort Moore, Georgia
Fort Moore, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation best known as a primary center for infantry and combat training.
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D.
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation near Augusta best known as a center for signal, cyber, and communications training and operations.
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E.
Camp Richardson
Camp Richardson is a historic lakeside resort and recreation area on the south shore of Lake Tahoe in California, offering lodging, camping, beaches, and outdoor activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
ⓘ
American Civil War site ⓘ historic coastal fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate defenses of Mobile
ⓘ
Union Admiral David Farragut ⓘ
linked to:
Admiral David Farragut
|
| capturedBy | Union forces ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1820s ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| era |
Third System of U.S. coastal fortifications
ⓘ
linked to:
Third System of US seacoast defense
|
| garrisonedBy | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ historical reenactments ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
blacksmith shop ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ ramparts ⓘ tunnel system ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| hasView |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
Mobile Bay shipping channel ⓘ
linked to:
Mobile Bay
|
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Dauphin Island ⓘ Mobile County, Alabama ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | eastern tip of Dauphin Island ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edmund Pendleton Gaines
ⓘ
linked to:
Edmund P. Gaines
|
| nearby | Fort Morgan ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board ⓘ |
| overlooks | entrance to Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
coastal defenses of Mobile Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
United States seacoast defense systems
|
| playedRoleIn | Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially endangered by shoreline loss ⓘ |
| significance | key defensive position for Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | coastal erosion ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Gaines Description of subject: Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.