Madawaska, Maine
E220377
Madawaska, Maine is a small town in far northern Maine on the Canadian border, known for its Franco-American heritage and position as one of the four geographic corners of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madawaska, Maine canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T536545 — 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: Madawaska, Maine Context triple: [Aroostook County, Maine, hasTown, Madawaska, Maine]
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A.
Caribou, Maine
Caribou, Maine is a small city in northern Maine known for its agricultural economy, especially potato farming, and its proximity to outdoor recreation in Aroostook County.
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B.
Hudson, Maine
Hudson, Maine is a small rural town located in Penobscot County in central Maine, known for its quiet, forested landscape and close-knit community.
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C.
Lovell, Maine
Lovell, Maine is a small rural town in Oxford County known for its scenic lakes and mountains in western Maine.
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D.
Mattawamkeag, Maine
Mattawamkeag, Maine is a small rural town in eastern Maine located at the confluence of the Mattawamkeag and Penobscot Rivers.
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E.
Holden, Maine
Holden, Maine is a small New England town located near Bangor in eastern Maine, known for its rural character and scenic, wooded landscape.
- 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: Madawaska, Maine Target entity description: Madawaska, Maine is a small town in far northern Maine on the Canadian border, known for its Franco-American heritage and position as one of the four geographic corners of the United States.
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A.
Caribou, Maine
Caribou, Maine is a small city in northern Maine known for its agricultural economy, especially potato farming, and its proximity to outdoor recreation in Aroostook County.
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B.
Hudson, Maine
Hudson, Maine is a small rural town located in Penobscot County in central Maine, known for its quiet, forested landscape and close-knit community.
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C.
Lovell, Maine
Lovell, Maine is a small rural town in Oxford County known for its scenic lakes and mountains in western Maine.
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D.
Mattawamkeag, Maine
Mattawamkeag, Maine is a small rural town in eastern Maine located at the confluence of the Mattawamkeag and Penobscot Rivers.
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E.
Holden, Maine
Holden, Maine is a small New England town located near Bangor in eastern Maine, known for its rural character and scenic, wooded landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Edmundston, New Brunswick
ⓘ
linked to:
Edmundston
|
| areaCode | 207 ⓘ |
| borderCrossing | Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing ⓘ |
| borders |
Frenchville, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Isle, Maine ⓘ T16 R5 WELS, Maine ⓘ T17 R5 WELS, Maine ⓘ
linked to:
T16 R5 WELS, Maine
|
| borderType | international land border ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Aroostook County
ⓘ
linked to:
Aroostook County, Maine
|
| culturalRegion |
Acadian region of Maine
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Maine
|
| demographicsFeature | large proportion of residents of Acadian descent ⓘ |
| extremePointOf | contiguous United States (northeastern corner, commonly cited) ⓘ |
| geographicRole | one of the four extreme geographic corners of the United States ⓘ |
| governmentType | New England town government ⓘ |
| hasCommunityIdentity | Franco-American town ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Acadian-related festivals ⓘ |
| hasFeature | international bridge to Edmundston, New Brunswick ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Acadian
ⓘ
Franco-American ⓘ
linked to:
Franco-Americans
|
| hasHighway |
Maine State Route 11
ⓘ
Maine State Route 162 ⓘ U.S. Route 1 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousHeritage | Roman Catholic tradition ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | Madawaska School Department ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Franco-American heritage
ⓘ
French-Acadian culture ⓘ position as one of the four geographic corners of the United States ⓘ |
| languageCommunity |
English-speaking population
ⓘ
French-speaking population ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
northern Maine ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderWith |
Canada
ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Saint John River ⓘ |
| partOf | St. John Valley ⓘ |
| postalCode | 04756 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
forestry-related activities ⓘ service sector ⓘ |
| region |
Aroostook County North
ⓘ
linked to:
Aroostook County, Maine
|
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportRole | border crossing point between Maine and New Brunswick ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madawaska, Maine Description of subject: Madawaska, Maine is a small town in far northern Maine on the Canadian border, known for its Franco-American heritage and position as one of the four geographic corners of the United States.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.