Yuma Crossing
E191388
Yuma Crossing is a historic Colorado River crossing in Yuma, Arizona, long serving as a key transportation and migration route in the American Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yuma Crossing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1689047 — 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: Yuma Crossing Context triple: [Yuma, Arizona, riverFeature, Yuma Crossing]
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A.
Fort Larned
Fort Larned is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post in Kansas that protected commerce and travel along the Santa Fe Trail.
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B.
Sonora Pass
Sonora Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its steep, scenic Highway 108 route and seasonal closure due to heavy snowfall.
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C.
Raton Pass
Raton Pass is a high mountain pass on the Colorado–New Mexico border in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, historically significant as a key route for travelers and trade in the American West.
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D.
Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie was a key 19th-century U.S. Army post and trading hub in present-day Wyoming that served as a major resupply and gathering point for westward migrants, Native American tribes, and the military.
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E.
Rio Bravo
"Rio Bravo" is a classic 1959 American Western film directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson as a young gunslinger.
- 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: Yuma Crossing Target entity description: Yuma Crossing is a historic Colorado River crossing in Yuma, Arizona, long serving as a key transportation and migration route in the American Southwest.
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A.
Fort Larned
Fort Larned is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post in Kansas that protected commerce and travel along the Santa Fe Trail.
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B.
Sonora Pass
Sonora Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its steep, scenic Highway 108 route and seasonal closure due to heavy snowfall.
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C.
Raton Pass
Raton Pass is a high mountain pass on the Colorado–New Mexico border in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, historically significant as a key route for travelers and trade in the American West.
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D.
Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie was a key 19th-century U.S. Army post and trading hub in present-day Wyoming that served as a major resupply and gathering point for westward migrants, Native American tribes, and the military.
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E.
Rio Bravo
"Rio Bravo" is a classic 1959 American Western film directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson as a young gunslinger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic river crossing
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ transportation route ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Cocopah people
ⓘ
Quechan (Yuma) people ⓘ
linked to:
Quechan people
|
| associatedWithEvent |
California Gold Rush migration
ⓘ
linked to:
California Gold Rush
U.S.–Mexico border development ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate surroundings ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
Colorado River–U.S.–Mexico border region
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Colorado River region
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| governedBy |
City of Yuma
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuma, Arizona
National Park Service (partnership role) ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| hasConservationStatus | restored riparian and historic area ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
|
| hasStructure |
Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge
ⓘ
railroad bridge over the Colorado River at Yuma ⓘ |
| hasTourismFunction | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | primary Colorado River crossing in the lower desert region ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
gateway between Sonora, Mexico and the U.S. Southwest
ⓘ
key link between eastern United States and California ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Yuma, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| locatedOnRiver | Colorado River ⓘ |
| near |
Fort Yuma
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
Yuma Territorial Prison ⓘ
linked to:
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
|
| notableFeature | relatively narrow and shallow section of the Colorado River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park
|
| partOfRoute |
Butterfield Overland Mail route
ⓘ
linked to:
Butterfield Overland Mail
Southern Emigrant Trail ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | U.S. Congress (as a National Heritage Area core) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lower Colorado River historic travel routes
ⓘ
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area ⓘ
linked to:
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park
|
| riverCharacteristic | subject to seasonal flooding before dams ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
American frontier era ⓘ |
| transportModeSupported |
automobile transport
ⓘ
horse and wagon traffic (historic) ⓘ pedestrian traffic (historic) ⓘ rail transport ⓘ stagecoach traffic (historic) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile crossing
ⓘ
migration route ⓘ military route ⓘ railroad crossing ⓘ stagecoach route ⓘ wagon route ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yuma Crossing Description of subject: Yuma Crossing is a historic Colorado River crossing in Yuma, Arizona, long serving as a key transportation and migration route in the American Southwest.
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