Kaskaskia, Illinois
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Kaskaskia, Illinois is a historic village on the Mississippi River that served as the first capital of Illinois and one of the earliest European settlements in the region.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kaskaskia, Illinois canonical | 16 |
| Kaskaskia | 9 |
| Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory | 5 |
| Kaskaskia village | 2 |
| Kaskaskia District (historical) | 1 |
| Kaskaskia, former capital of Illinois Territory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1925540 — 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: Kaskaskia, Illinois Context triple: [Daniel Pope Cook, residence, Kaskaskia, Illinois]
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A.
Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia, Illinois is a historic city that served as an early state capital and a key western terminus of 19th-century transportation routes in Illinois.
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B.
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois is a small central Illinois city known historically as an early center of education and abolitionist activity.
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C.
Winfield, Illinois
Winfield, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its residential character and proximity to major medical and forest preserve facilities.
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D.
Danville, Illinois
Danville, Illinois is a small industrial city in eastern Illinois known historically for manufacturing, coal mining, and as the hometown of several notable entertainers and athletes.
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E.
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing, Illinois is a suburban village in the south suburbs of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
- 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: Kaskaskia, Illinois Target entity description: Kaskaskia, Illinois is a historic village on the Mississippi River that served as the first capital of Illinois and one of the earliest European settlements in the region.
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A.
Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia, Illinois is a historic city that served as an early state capital and a key western terminus of 19th-century transportation routes in Illinois.
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B.
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois is a small central Illinois city known historically as an early center of education and abolitionist activity.
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C.
Winfield, Illinois
Winfield, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area known for its residential character and proximity to major medical and forest preserve facilities.
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D.
Danville, Illinois
Danville, Illinois is a small industrial city in eastern Illinois known historically for manufacturing, coal mining, and as the hometown of several notable entertainers and athletes.
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E.
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing, Illinois is a suburban village in the south suburbs of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former state capital
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historic place ⓘ village ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Missouri by land ⓘ |
| capitalFrom | 1818 ⓘ |
| capitalUntil | 1819 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | George Rogers Clark ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| capturedInYear | 1778 ⓘ |
| contains | Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| county | Randolph County, Illinois ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated |
Kaskaskia people
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois peoples
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| formerCapitalOf | Illinois ⓘ |
| foundedAs | French colonial settlement ⓘ |
| foundedBy | French colonists ⓘ |
| geographicalChange | partially isolated by changes in Mississippi River course ⓘ |
| governedAs | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| hadInstitution | Catholic mission ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | state historic site (Illinois) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Liberty Bell of the West
ⓘ
linked to:
Liberty Bell
|
| historicalEra |
British colonial period in North America
ⓘ
French colonial period in North America ⓘ early United States period ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
American Bottom
ⓘ
linked to:
American Bottoms
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Kaskaskia people
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois peoples
|
| notableFeature |
frequent flooding
ⓘ
historic French colonial architecture remnants ⓘ small population ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
French colonial Louisiana
Illinois Country ⓘ Upper Louisiana ⓘ |
| populationTrend | significant long-term decline ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | ZIP code ⓘ |
| predecessorCapitalOfIllinois | Vandalia, Illinois ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center of Illinois Territory
ⓘ
trading post on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| successorCapitalOfIllinois |
Springfield, Illinois
ⓘ
Vandalia, Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| wasOneOf |
earliest European settlements in Illinois region
ⓘ
earliest European settlements on the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaskaskia, Illinois Description of subject: Kaskaskia, Illinois is a historic village on the Mississippi River that served as the first capital of Illinois and one of the earliest European settlements in the region.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site
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associatedWith
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Kaskaskia, former capital of Illinois Territory
ⓘ
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subject linked to:
Pierre Menard House, near Kaskaskia, Illinois
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