Meriam family farm
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The Meriam family farm is a historic colonial-era farmstead near Meriam’s Corner in Concord, Massachusetts, associated with the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meriam family farm canonical | 1 |
| Meriam homestead | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1396508 — 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: Meriam family farm Context triple: [Meriam’s Corner, hasNearbyStructure, Meriam family farm]
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A.
Wagner Farm
Wagner Farm is a historic working farm and educational attraction in Glenview, Illinois, where visitors can learn about and experience traditional Midwestern farm life.
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B.
Kolb Farm
Kolb Farm is a historic Civil War-era farmstead in Georgia that served as a key site during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
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C.
Brawner Farm
Brawner Farm is a historic Civil War site within Manassas National Battlefield Park, known as the location of intense fighting during the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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D.
Lookout Farm
Lookout Farm is the English meaning of “Finca Vigía,” the Cuban hillside estate where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote several of his major works.
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E.
Red Oaks Farm
Red Oaks Farm was the original name of the historic estate in Wheaton, Illinois that later became Cantigny Park, once owned by Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick.
- 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: Meriam family farm Target entity description: The Meriam family farm is a historic colonial-era farmstead near Meriam’s Corner in Concord, Massachusetts, associated with the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Wagner Farm
Wagner Farm is a historic working farm and educational attraction in Glenview, Illinois, where visitors can learn about and experience traditional Midwestern farm life.
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B.
Kolb Farm
Kolb Farm is a historic Civil War-era farmstead in Georgia that served as a key site during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
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C.
Brawner Farm
Brawner Farm is a historic Civil War site within Manassas National Battlefield Park, known as the location of intense fighting during the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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D.
Lookout Farm
Lookout Farm is the English meaning of “Finca Vigía,” the Cuban hillside estate where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote several of his major works.
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E.
Red Oaks Farm
Red Oaks Farm was the original name of the historic estate in Wheaton, Illinois that later became Cantigny Park, once owned by Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era property
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historic farmstead ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
agricultural land
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farmhouse ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | American Revolutionary War history ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | part of Minute Man National Historical Park ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | farmstead ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected within a U.S. national historical park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Concord, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedNear | Meriam’s Corner ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Meriam family ⓘ |
| partOf | historic landscape around Meriam’s Corner ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with early fighting between colonial militia and British regulars
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site along the route of the British retreat from Concord on April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| tourism | visited as a Revolutionary War historic site ⓘ |
| usedFor | agriculture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meriam family farm Description of subject: The Meriam family farm is a historic colonial-era farmstead near Meriam’s Corner in Concord, Massachusetts, associated with the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meriam family farm