Fort Washington Lighthouse
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Fort Washington Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on the Potomac River in Maryland that aids maritime traffic near the nation’s capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Washington Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1568125 — 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 Washington Lighthouse Context triple: [National Capital Parks-East, hasPart, Fort Washington Lighthouse]
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A.
Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon and popular tourist attraction located at the southern tip of New Jersey.
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B.
Eastern Point Lighthouse
Eastern Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guiding ships at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor on the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Baron Bliss Lighthouse
Baron Bliss Lighthouse is a prominent coastal beacon and memorial in Belize, honoring the English benefactor Baron Bliss and serving as a notable historic symbol of Belize City.
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D.
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century stone lighthouse located at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island in New York City, known for its distinctive Gothic Revival design and role as a local landmark.
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E.
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, notable as one of the earliest federally funded public works in the United States.
- 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 Washington Lighthouse Target entity description: Fort Washington Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on the Potomac River in Maryland that aids maritime traffic near the nation’s capital.
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A.
Cape May Lighthouse
Cape May Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal beacon and popular tourist attraction located at the southern tip of New Jersey.
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B.
Eastern Point Lighthouse
Eastern Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guiding ships at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor on the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Baron Bliss Lighthouse
Baron Bliss Lighthouse is a prominent coastal beacon and memorial in Belize, honoring the English benefactor Baron Bliss and serving as a notable historic symbol of Belize City.
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D.
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse
Roosevelt Island Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century stone lighthouse located at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island in New York City, known for its distinctive Gothic Revival design and role as a local landmark.
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E.
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, notable as one of the earliest federally funded public works in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| automationStatus | automated ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focalHeight | about 32 feet ⓘ |
| function |
aid to navigation
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maritime safety ⓘ |
| height | about 28 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as part of Fort Washington) ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
Prince George's County, Maryland ⓘ
linked to:
Prince George’s County, Maryland
|
| locatedNear | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Potomac River ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | Fort Washington Park ⓘ |
| managedBy |
United States National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
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| marking | white tower with black lantern ⓘ |
| originalLensType | Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| status | active ⓘ |
| towerColor | white ⓘ |
| towerShape | square tower ⓘ |
| waterwayServed |
Potomac River shipping channel
ⓘ
linked to:
Potomac River
approaches to Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1857 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Washington Lighthouse Description of subject: Fort Washington Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on the Potomac River in Maryland that aids maritime traffic near the nation’s capital.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
National Capital Parks-East sites