White’s Fort
E1040946
White’s Fort was an early American frontier settlement that served as the capital of the Territory South of the River Ohio, in what is now Knoxville, Tennessee.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White’s Fort canonical | 2 |
| James White Fort | 1 |
| James White’s Fort historic site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13440901 — 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: White’s Fort Context triple: [Territory South of the River Ohio, capital, White’s Fort]
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A.
Gates Fort
Gates Fort is a small historic coastal fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to guard the entrance to St. George’s Harbour.
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B.
Iron Fort
Iron Fort is another name for Lohagarh Fort, a famously impregnable hill fort in Maharashtra, India, known for its robust defenses and historical significance.
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C.
Fort McIntosh
Fort McIntosh was an 18th-century U.S. military post in present-day Pennsylvania that served as a strategic frontier fort and the site of significant early American treaties with Native American nations.
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D.
Fort Cataraqui
Fort Cataraqui was a historic French military fortification established in the late 17th century at the site of present-day Kingston, Ontario, to control access to the Great Lakes and the fur trade routes.
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E.
High Knoll Fort
High Knoll Fort is a 19th-century hilltop fortress on the island of Saint Helena, historically used to defend the island and its strategic South Atlantic anchorage.
- 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: White’s Fort Target entity description: White’s Fort was an early American frontier settlement that served as the capital of the Territory South of the River Ohio, in what is now Knoxville, Tennessee.
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A.
Gates Fort
Gates Fort is a small historic coastal fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to guard the entrance to St. George’s Harbour.
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B.
Iron Fort
Iron Fort is another name for Lohagarh Fort, a famously impregnable hill fort in Maharashtra, India, known for its robust defenses and historical significance.
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C.
Fort McIntosh
Fort McIntosh was an 18th-century U.S. military post in present-day Pennsylvania that served as a strategic frontier fort and the site of significant early American treaties with Native American nations.
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D.
Fort Cataraqui
Fort Cataraqui was a historic French military fortification established in the late 17th century at the site of present-day Kingston, Ontario, to control access to the Great Lakes and the fur trade routes.
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E.
High Knoll Fort
High Knoll Fort is a 19th-century hilltop fortress on the island of Saint Helena, historically used to defend the island and its strategic South Atlantic anchorage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early American settlement
ⓘ
frontier fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early history of Knoxville
ⓘ
settlement of East Tennessee ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Tennessee
ⓘ
History of Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ Pre-statehood history of Tennessee ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate site in downtown Knoxville ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | American frontier ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James White ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
civilian settlement ⓘ military defense ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blockhouses
ⓘ
cabins ⓘ stockade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| inception | 1786 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Knoxville, Tennessee
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south bank of the Holston River ⓘ |
| material | log construction ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James White ⓘ |
| partOf | Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ |
| precededBy | James White’s cabin ⓘ |
| presentUse |
historic attraction
ⓘ
museum site ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs |
James White’s Fort historic site
ⓘ
linked to:
White’s Fort
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| servedAs | capital of the Territory South of the River Ohio ⓘ |
| significantEvent | selection as territorial capital ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: White’s Fort Description of subject: White’s Fort was an early American frontier settlement that served as the capital of the Territory South of the River Ohio, in what is now Knoxville, Tennessee.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: White’s Fort
linked to: White’s Fort