Fort Cataraqui
E172578
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Frontenac | 2 |
| Fort Cataraqui canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1506321 — 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 Cataraqui Context triple: [Kingston, Ontario, foundedAs, Fort Cataraqui]
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A.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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B.
Fort Churchill
Fort Churchill was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Nevada that served as a key military and supply station along overland emigrant and mail routes in the American West.
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C.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
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D.
Fort George
Fort George is an upscale coastal neighborhood in Belize City known for its historic colonial architecture, tourism services, and proximity to the city’s waterfront and cruise port.
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E.
Fort George
Fort George is a historic neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan in New York City, known for its hilly terrain and views over the Harlem and Hudson Rivers.
- 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 Cataraqui Target entity description: 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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A.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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B.
Fort Churchill
Fort Churchill was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Nevada that served as a key military and supply station along overland emigrant and mail routes in the American West.
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C.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
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D.
Fort George
Fort George is an upscale coastal neighborhood in Belize City known for its historic colonial architecture, tourism services, and proximity to the city’s waterfront and cruise port.
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E.
Fort George
Fort George is a historic neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan in New York City, known for its hilly terrain and views over the Harlem and Hudson Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial fort
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Lakes navigation
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| builtBy | French colonial authorities ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| function |
military outpost
ⓘ
trading post ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French troops ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French colonial era in Canada ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Kingston, Ontario ⓘ Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
St. Lawrence River
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Lawrence River
|
| locatedOn | Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| material |
earthworks
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| partOf |
French colonial empire in North America
ⓘ
linked to:
French colonial empire
New France ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | Kingston, Ontario ⓘ |
| purpose |
control access to the Great Lakes
ⓘ
control fur trade routes ⓘ |
| region |
eastern Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Ontario
|
| strategicImportance |
control of regional Indigenous and European trade networks
ⓘ
gateway to the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military defense
ⓘ
trade regulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Cataraqui Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Cataraqui
linked to: Fort Cataraqui