Fort Ward
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Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Ward canonical | 4 |
| Fort Ward (U.S. Army Coast Artillery post) | 1 |
| Fort Ward (site) | 1 |
| Fort Ward Historic District | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1792020 — 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 Ward Context triple: [Bainbridge Island, hasNeighborhood, Fort Ward]
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A.
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
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B.
Fort James
Fort James was a 17th-century British colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, New York City, that served as a key military and administrative center after the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
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C.
Fort Regent
Fort Regent is a historic 19th-century hilltop fort in Saint Helier, Jersey, now used primarily as a leisure and entertainment complex.
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D.
Fortress Monroe
Fortress Monroe is a historic coastal military installation in Hampton, Virginia, notable for its massive stone fortifications and strategic role from the early 19th century through the American Civil War.
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E.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
- 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 Ward Target entity description: Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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A.
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
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B.
Fort James
Fort James was a 17th-century British colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, New York City, that served as a key military and administrative center after the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
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C.
Fort Regent
Fort Regent is a historic 19th-century hilltop fort in Saint Helier, Jersey, now used primarily as a leisure and entertainment complex.
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D.
Fortress Monroe
Fortress Monroe is a historic coastal military installation in Hampton, Virginia, notable for its massive stone fortifications and strategic role from the early 19th century through the American Civil War.
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E.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former military installation
ⓘ
historic neighborhood ⓘ waterfront community ⓘ |
| activeAsArmyPost | circa 1900s–1920s ⓘ |
| activeAsNavyStation |
World War II era
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linked to:
World War II
|
| constructed | early 1900s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| currentUse |
public parkland
ⓘ
residential neighborhood ⓘ |
| functionedAs | listening post for Japanese naval communications ⓘ |
| governedBy |
City of Bainbridge Island government
ⓘ
linked to:
Bainbridge Island
|
| hasFeature |
historic military-era buildings
ⓘ
tidelands ⓘ tree-lined streets ⓘ waterfront bluffs ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Fort Ward Parade Ground
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Ward Park
Fort Ward Park ⓘ former Navy radio station buildings ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
beach access
ⓘ
kayak launch areas ⓘ walking trails ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bunkers
ⓘ
concrete gun emplacements ⓘ former barracks ⓘ magazines ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Manchester (Washington)
ⓘ
Rich Passage shipping lanes ⓘ Yukon Harbor ⓘ |
| hasWaterfrontOn |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Rich Passage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bainbridge Island
ⓘ
Kitsap County ⓘ Puget Sound region ⓘ Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| namedAfter | George H. Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Blakely Harbor
ⓘ
Lynwood Center ⓘ |
| partOf |
City of Bainbridge Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Bainbridge Island
Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| transportAccess | Fort Ward Hill Road NE ⓘ |
| usedAs |
coastal defense site
ⓘ
military communications station ⓘ naval radio station ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| zonedAs | residential ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Ward Description of subject: Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Ward
linked to: Fort Ward
linked to: Fort Ward