Fort Morgan
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Fort Morgan is a historic 19th-century masonry fort on Mobile Bay in Alabama, best known for its role in the American Civil War, particularly the Battle of Mobile Bay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Morgan canonical | 12 |
| Fort Morgan area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820758 — 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 Morgan Context triple: [Alabama, containsHistoricSite, Fort Morgan]
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A.
Littleton
Littleton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, located northwest of Boston.
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B.
Arvada
Arvada is a suburban city in Colorado, United States, located northwest of Denver within the greater Denver metropolitan area.
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C.
Greeley
Greeley is a city in northern Colorado known for its agricultural roots, growing population, and role as a regional economic and educational center.
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D.
Broomfield
Broomfield is a consolidated city and county in north-central Colorado, known for its suburban communities, tech employers, and location between Denver and Boulder along the Front Range.
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E.
Cañon City
Cañon City is a small Colorado city known for its proximity to the Royal Gorge, outdoor recreation, and historic downtown along the Arkansas River.
- 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 Morgan Target entity description: Fort Morgan is a historic 19th-century masonry fort on Mobile Bay in Alabama, best known for its role in the American Civil War, particularly the Battle of Mobile Bay.
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A.
Littleton
Littleton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, located northwest of Boston.
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B.
Arvada
Arvada is a suburban city in Colorado, United States, located northwest of Denver within the greater Denver metropolitan area.
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C.
Greeley
Greeley is a city in northern Colorado known for its agricultural roots, growing population, and role as a regional economic and educational center.
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D.
Broomfield
Broomfield is a consolidated city and county in north-central Colorado, known for its suburban communities, tech employers, and location between Denver and Boulder along the Front Range.
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E.
Cañon City
Cañon City is a small Colorado city known for its proximity to the Royal Gorge, outdoor recreation, and historic downtown along the Arkansas River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
ⓘ
historic fort ⓘ masonry coastal fortification ⓘ |
| builtBy |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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| constructionEndDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1819 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Baldwin County
ⓘ
linked to:
Baldwin County, Alabama
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| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| function | coastal defense fortification ⓘ |
| garrisonType | artillery garrison ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
brick casemates ⓘ moat ⓘ sea-facing gun emplacements ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| laterUse |
coastal artillery post
ⓘ
military training site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Mobile Bay ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn |
Gulf Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf Coast of the United States
|
| namedAfter | Daniel Morgan ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Gulf Shores, Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf Shores
|
| notableEvent | Union naval assault at Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Alabama Historical Commission ⓘ |
| owner |
State of Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama
|
| partOf |
Mobile Bay defenses
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate defenses of Mobile
|
| significance |
important example of Third System coastal fortification
ⓘ
major Confederate stronghold at Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| strategicRole | guarded entrance to Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1864 ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
U.S. Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
United States Army ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
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Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Morgan Description of subject: Fort Morgan is a historic 19th-century masonry fort on Mobile Bay in Alabama, best known for its role in the American Civil War, particularly the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Morgan