Jones Falls Locks
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Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jones Falls Locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1375132 — 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: Jones Falls Locks Context triple: [Rideau Canal, hasLock, Jones Falls Locks]
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A.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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B.
Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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C.
Schuylkill Banks
Schuylkill Banks is a popular urban waterfront park and recreational corridor along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, featuring trails, green space, and riverfront amenities.
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D.
Susquehanna River bridge at Havre de Grace
The Susquehanna River bridge at Havre de Grace is a historic railroad crossing over the Susquehanna River in Maryland that played a key role in 19th-century rail travel along the Northeast Corridor.
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E.
Longfellow Bridge
Longfellow Bridge is a historic steel and granite bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, known for carrying road and rail traffic between Boston and Cambridge across the Charles 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: Jones Falls Locks Target entity description: Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
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A.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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B.
Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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C.
Schuylkill Banks
Schuylkill Banks is a popular urban waterfront park and recreational corridor along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, featuring trails, green space, and riverfront amenities.
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D.
Susquehanna River bridge at Havre de Grace
The Susquehanna River bridge at Havre de Grace is a historic railroad crossing over the Susquehanna River in Maryland that played a key role in 19th-century rail travel along the Northeast Corridor.
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E.
Longfellow Bridge
Longfellow Bridge is a historic steel and granite bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, known for carrying road and rail traffic between Boston and Cambridge across the Charles River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock system
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century canal engineering ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Sand Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitefish Lake ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
stone
ⓘ
timber (for original works) ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1827 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
recreational boating
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedFor |
boat navigation
ⓘ
commercial transport (historical) ⓘ |
| elevationChange | approximately 18 metres ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in Canada ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blacksmith’s shop
ⓘ
defensible lockmaster’s house ⓘ flight of locks ⓘ lockmaster’s house ⓘ sluice channels ⓘ stone arch dam at Jones Falls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Site of Canada (as part of the Rideau Canal)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Site of Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Rideau Canal) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | construction during post-War of 1812 defence planning ⓘ |
| inception | 1820s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse |
Jones Falls section of the Rideau Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Rideau Canal
|
| maintainedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kingston, Ontario ⓘ |
| nearbyCommunity | Jones Falls, Ontario ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impressive 19th-century engineering
ⓘ
large stone arch dam ⓘ scenic setting ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 4 (main flight) ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1832 ⓘ |
| operator | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingston–Ottawa waterway
ⓘ
linked to:
Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal lock system ⓘ
linked to:
Rideau Canal
|
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | secure inland water route between Montreal and Kingston (via Rideau Canal) ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
boating
ⓘ
heritage interpretation ⓘ hiking in surrounding area ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| waterway | Rideau Canal ⓘ |
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Subject: Jones Falls Locks Description of subject: Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
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