St. Mary's City, Maryland

E178392

archaeological site historic town living history museum

St. Mary's City, Maryland is a historic former colonial capital and one of the earliest English settlements in North America, now preserved as an important archaeological and living history site.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
St. Mary’s City	8
St. Mary's City, Maryland canonical	6
St. Mary’s City, Maryland	5
Historic St. Mary's City	3
Historic St. Mary’s City	1
St. Mary's City	1
St. Mary’s City (early colonial period)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T889154 — 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: St. Mary's City, Maryland
Context triple: [Colonial Assembly of Maryland, meetsIn, St. Mary's City, Maryland]

A. Annapolis
Annapolis is a historic U.S. city on the Chesapeake Bay known for its colonial architecture, maritime heritage, and as the home of the United States Naval Academy.
B. Bladensburg, Maryland
Bladensburg, Maryland is a small historic town in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its role in the War of 1812 and its location along the Anacostia River.
C. Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick, Maryland is a small city along the Potomac River known historically as a B&O Railroad hub and now as a commuter town within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
D. Middletown, Maryland
Middletown, Maryland is a small historic town in western Maryland known for its scenic Middletown Valley setting and role in Civil War-era events.
E. Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland is a historic city in western Maryland known for its vibrant downtown, Civil War heritage, and role as a regional hub for government and biomedical research.
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: St. Mary's City, Maryland
Target entity description: St. Mary's City, Maryland is a historic former colonial capital and one of the earliest English settlements in North America, now preserved as an important archaeological and living history site.

A. Annapolis
Annapolis is a historic U.S. city on the Chesapeake Bay known for its colonial architecture, maritime heritage, and as the home of the United States Naval Academy.
B. Bladensburg, Maryland
Bladensburg, Maryland is a small historic town in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its role in the War of 1812 and its location along the Anacostia River.
C. Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick, Maryland is a small city along the Potomac River known historically as a B&O Railroad hub and now as a commuter town within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
D. Middletown, Maryland
Middletown, Maryland is a small historic town in western Maryland known for its scenic Middletown Valley setting and role in Civil War-era events.
E. Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland is a historic city in western Maryland known for its vibrant downtown, Civil War heritage, and role as a regional hub for government and biomedical research.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ historic town ⓘ living history museum ⓘ
capitalFrom	1634 ⓘ
capitalUntil	1695 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	St. Mary's County, Maryland ⓘ
currentUse	educational and research site ⓘ historic and archaeological park ⓘ
foundedAs	capital of the Maryland Colony ⓘ
foundedBy	Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore ⓘ linked to: Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore English colonists ⓘ Leonard Calvert ⓘ
foundingShip	Ark ⓘ Dove ⓘ linked to: The Dove
governingBody	Historic St. Mary's City Commission ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalDiscovery	foundations of 17th-century statehouse ⓘ remains of early colonial dwellings ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSignificance	one of the best-preserved English colonial sites in North America ⓘ
hasEducationalUse	site for historical and archaeological education ⓘ
hasFeature	archaeological excavations ⓘ living history interpreters ⓘ reconstructed colonial buildings ⓘ recreated 17th-century sailing ship Dove ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole	early center of Catholic settlement in the English colonies ⓘ one of the earliest English settlements in North America ⓘ
hasLawEnactedNearby	Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 ⓘ linked to: Maryland Toleration Act
hasMuseumType	open-air museum ⓘ
hasPrimaryEra	17th century ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1969 ⓘ
inception	1634 ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ Southern Maryland ⓘ
locatedNear	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
locatedOn	St. Marys River ⓘ linked to: St. Mary's River
namedAfter	Virgin Mary ⓘ
nearbyInstitution	St. Mary's College of Maryland ⓘ
NRHPType	historic district ⓘ
originalName	St. Maries ⓘ
partOf	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
replacedBy	Annapolis, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Annapolis
significantEvent	early experiment in religious toleration in English North America ⓘ site of Maryland Toleration Act implementation context ⓘ
state	Maryland ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
tourismType	heritage tourism destination ⓘ
wasCapitalOf	Province of Maryland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited