Ely’s Ford
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Ely’s Ford is a historic river crossing in Virginia that played a notable role in American Civil War troop movements and campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ely’s Ford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13346482 — 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: Ely’s Ford Context triple: [Rapidan River, hasCrossing, Ely’s Ford]
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A.
Old Ford
Old Ford is a historic district in East London, England, known for its industrial heritage and proximity to the River Lea and Victoria Park.
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B.
Boteler’s Ford
Boteler’s Ford is a historic crossing point on the Potomac River near Shepherdstown, West Virginia, notable as the site of significant Civil War military action.
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C.
Sudley Ford
Sudley Ford is a strategically important river crossing on Bull Run in Virginia, notable for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
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D.
Blackburn’s Ford
Blackburn’s Ford is a strategically important crossing point on Bull Run Creek in Virginia that played a notable role in the early stages of the American Civil War.
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E.
Paynes Ford
Paynes Ford is a small unincorporated community located in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
- 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: Ely’s Ford Target entity description: Ely’s Ford is a historic river crossing in Virginia that played a notable role in American Civil War troop movements and campaigns.
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A.
Old Ford
Old Ford is a historic district in East London, England, known for its industrial heritage and proximity to the River Lea and Victoria Park.
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B.
Boteler’s Ford
Boteler’s Ford is a historic crossing point on the Potomac River near Shepherdstown, West Virginia, notable as the site of significant Civil War military action.
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C.
Sudley Ford
Sudley Ford is a strategically important river crossing on Bull Run in Virginia, notable for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
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D.
Blackburn’s Ford
Blackburn’s Ford is a strategically important crossing point on Bull Run Creek in Virginia that played a notable role in the early stages of the American Civil War.
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E.
Paynes Ford
Paynes Ford is a small unincorporated community located in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic location
ⓘ
historic river crossing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War site
ⓘ
river ford in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Rapidan River ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Ely Ford ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | crossing point over the Rapidan River ⓘ |
| historicalRole | approach route to battlefields in central Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Culpeper County, Virginia
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Orange County, Virginia ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Germanna Ford
ⓘ
Rapidan Station ⓘ United States Route 3 ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 3
|
| partOf |
Rapidan River crossings
ⓘ
linked to:
Rapidan River crossings network
|
| region | Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ |
| significance | facilitated movement between Union and Confederate operational areas north and south of the Rapidan River ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military campaigns
ⓘ
troop movements ⓘ |
| usedInCampaign |
Chancellorsville Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Chancellorsville
Mine Run Campaign ⓘ Overland Campaign ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ely’s Ford Description of subject: Ely’s Ford is a historic river crossing in Virginia that played a notable role in American Civil War troop movements and campaigns.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.