Battery Weed
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Battery Weed is a historic coastal defense fortification located at the entrance to New York Harbor on Staten Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battery Weed canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1588808 — 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: Battery Weed Context triple: [Fort Wadsworth, hasPart, Battery Weed]
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A.
Battery Pier
Battery Pier is a harbour pier located in Douglas, Isle of Man, serving as part of the town’s maritime infrastructure.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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C.
Battery Point
Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and village-like streets.
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D.
Bt
Bt is the post-nominal abbreviation for a baronetcy title in the British honours system, indicating that the holder is a baronet.
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E.
Canna
Canna is a small, historically rich island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known for its wildlife, archaeological sites, and ownership by the National Trust for Scotland.
- 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: Battery Weed Target entity description: Battery Weed is a historic coastal defense fortification located at the entrance to New York Harbor on Staten Island.
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A.
Battery Pier
Battery Pier is a harbour pier located in Douglas, Isle of Man, serving as part of the town’s maritime infrastructure.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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C.
Battery Point
Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and village-like streets.
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D.
Bt
Bt is the post-nominal abbreviation for a baronetcy title in the British honours system, indicating that the holder is a baronet.
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E.
Canna
Canna is a small, historically rich island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known for its wildlife, archaeological sites, and ownership by the National Trust for Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bastion fort
ⓘ
coastal defense fortification ⓘ historic military structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Third System coastal fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fort Wadsworth Historic District
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Wadsworth
|
| category |
Coastal fortifications in the United States
ⓘ
Forts on Staten Island ⓘ Military history of New York City ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
United States Army (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | 19th-century coastal fortification ⓘ |
| feature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemated gun positions ⓘ moat (historical) ⓘ multi-tiered gun emplacements ⓘ parade ground ⓘ waterfront sea wall ⓘ |
| formerName | Fort Richmond ⓘ |
| function |
coastal artillery position
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps (historical)
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linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| heritageStatus | listed contributing property within a National Historic Landmark district ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York Harbor ⓘ New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
|
| location | Staten Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brigadier General Stephen H. Weed ⓘ |
| near | Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | The Narrows ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort Wadsworth
ⓘ
Gateway National Recreation Area ⓘ |
| partOfDefenseSystem |
New York Harbor coastal defenses
ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
|
| situatedOn | Lower New York Bay ⓘ |
| strategicRole | guarding the entrance to The Narrows ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense of New York Harbor ⓘ |
| viewOf |
Atlantic Ocean approach to New York Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Bight
Brooklyn shoreline ⓘ New York Harbor ⓘ |
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Subject: Battery Weed Description of subject: Battery Weed is a historic coastal defense fortification located at the entrance to New York Harbor on Staten Island.
Referenced by (3)
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