Fort Delaware State Park

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historic site living history museum state park

Fort Delaware State Park is a historic island fort and former Civil War prison site on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River, now preserved as a state park and living history attraction.

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Label	Occurrences
Fort Delaware	5
Fort Delaware State Park canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1203035 — 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 Delaware State Park
Context triple: [New Castle County, Delaware, containsLandmark, Fort Delaware State Park]

A. Fort Worden Historical State Park
Fort Worden Historical State Park is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fort on the Olympic Peninsula that now serves as a popular state park and historic site featuring preserved military structures, beaches, and cultural facilities.
B. George Wyth State Park
George Wyth State Park is a popular Iowa state park known for its woodlands, lakes, and extensive recreational trails near Cedar Falls.
C. Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
D. Newtown Battlefield State Park
Newtown Battlefield State Park is a historic site and public recreation area in Chemung County, New York, preserving the location of a major 1779 Revolutionary War battle between Continental Army forces and British-allied Iroquois.
E. Angel Island State Park
Angel Island State Park is a California state park in San Francisco Bay known for its historic immigration station, military sites, and panoramic hiking and biking trails.
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 Delaware State Park
Target entity description: Fort Delaware State Park is a historic island fort and former Civil War prison site on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River, now preserved as a state park and living history attraction.

A. Fort Worden Historical State Park
Fort Worden Historical State Park is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fort on the Olympic Peninsula that now serves as a popular state park and historic site featuring preserved military structures, beaches, and cultural facilities.
B. George Wyth State Park
George Wyth State Park is a popular Iowa state park known for its woodlands, lakes, and extensive recreational trails near Cedar Falls.
C. Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
D. Newtown Battlefield State Park
Newtown Battlefield State Park is a historic site and public recreation area in Chemung County, New York, preserving the location of a major 1779 Revolutionary War battle between Continental Army forces and British-allied Iroquois.
E. Angel Island State Park
Angel Island State Park is a California state park in San Francisco Bay known for its historic immigration station, military sites, and panoramic hiking and biking trails.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ living history museum ⓘ state park ⓘ
accessibleBy	ferry ⓘ
category	American Civil War prisons ⓘ Military and war museums in Delaware ⓘ Parks in New Castle County, Delaware ⓘ Protected areas established in the 20th century ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
formerUse	Civil War prison camp ⓘ coastal defense fortification ⓘ
hasAttraction	Civil War-era artillery demonstrations ⓘ bird watching areas ⓘ ferry access to island ⓘ guided tours ⓘ interpretive exhibits ⓘ living history reenactments ⓘ nature trails ⓘ
hasBuilding	granite and brick fort structure ⓘ
hasEcosystem	migratory bird habitat ⓘ wetland habitat ⓘ
hasEvent	educational school programs ⓘ guided history tours ⓘ historical reenactment programs ⓘ
hasFacility	picnic areas ⓘ restrooms ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
hasPart	Fort Delaware ⓘ linked to: Fort Delaware State Park
hasTheme	19th-century coastal defense ⓘ American Civil War ⓘ prisoner-of-war history ⓘ
hasTourismType	Civil War tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ military history tourism ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
inception	1951 ⓘ
locatedIn	Delaware ⓘ New Castle County, Delaware ⓘ
locatedInWaterBody	Delaware River ⓘ
locatedOn	Pea Patch Island ⓘ
nearby	Delaware City, Delaware ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
operatedBy	Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Delaware ⓘ linked to: Delaware
partOf	Delaware State Parks system ⓘ linked to: Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation
preservationStatus	preserved historic fort ⓘ
timePeriodSignificance	19th century ⓘ American Civil War era ⓘ

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