Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum
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The Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum is a historic museum in Tiburon, California, showcasing the town’s past as a major railroad and ferry terminus on San Francisco Bay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum canonical | 3 |
| Tiburon Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1997116 — 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: Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum Context triple: [Tiburon, hasLandmark, Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum]
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A.
Old Depot Museum
The Old Depot Museum is a local history museum in Selma, Alabama, housed in a historic former train depot and dedicated to preserving and interpreting the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
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B.
Chatham Railroad Museum
The Chatham Railroad Museum is a local history museum in Chatham, Massachusetts, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the town’s railroad heritage through exhibits, artifacts, and educational displays.
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C.
Museum of the American Railroad
The Museum of the American Railroad is a heritage museum in Frisco, Texas, dedicated to preserving and showcasing historic locomotives, railcars, and the history of railroading in the United States.
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D.
Thomas Edison Depot Museum
The Thomas Edison Depot Museum is a historical museum in Port Huron, Michigan, dedicated to the early life and inventions of Thomas Edison, housed in the former railroad depot where he once worked.
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E.
B&O Railroad Museum
The B&O Railroad Museum is a major American railway museum in Baltimore, Maryland, showcasing historic locomotives, rolling stock, and artifacts from the early development of rail transport 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: Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum Target entity description: The Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum is a historic museum in Tiburon, California, showcasing the town’s past as a major railroad and ferry terminus on San Francisco Bay.
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A.
Old Depot Museum
The Old Depot Museum is a local history museum in Selma, Alabama, housed in a historic former train depot and dedicated to preserving and interpreting the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
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B.
Chatham Railroad Museum
The Chatham Railroad Museum is a local history museum in Chatham, Massachusetts, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the town’s railroad heritage through exhibits, artifacts, and educational displays.
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C.
Museum of the American Railroad
The Museum of the American Railroad is a heritage museum in Frisco, Texas, dedicated to preserving and showcasing historic locomotives, railcars, and the history of railroading in the United States.
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D.
Thomas Edison Depot Museum
The Thomas Edison Depot Museum is a historical museum in Port Huron, Michigan, dedicated to the early life and inventions of Thomas Edison, housed in the former railroad depot where he once worked.
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E.
B&O Railroad Museum
The B&O Railroad Museum is a major American railway museum in Baltimore, Maryland, showcasing historic locomotives, rolling stock, and artifacts from the early development of rail transport in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history museum
ⓘ
railroad museum ⓘ transportation museum ⓘ |
| exhibits |
artifacts related to ferry operations in Tiburon
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artifacts related to railroad operations in Tiburon ⓘ documents about Tiburon transportation history ⓘ historical photographs of Tiburon waterfront ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Tiburon as a ferry terminus
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Tiburon as a railroad terminus ⓘ transport links across San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
education
ⓘ
heritage preservation ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| heritage | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Marin County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Marin County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location |
Tiburon, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiburon, California, United States
|
| name | Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum ⓘ |
| near |
Tiburon waterfront
ⓘ
downtown Tiburon ⓘ |
| occupiesBuildingType |
ferry terminal building
ⓘ
historic railroad depot ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| operatedBy | local historical organizations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
development of Tiburon as a transportation hub
ⓘ
ferry services on San Francisco Bay ⓘ railroad history of Marin County ⓘ |
| situatedOn | San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| subjectOf | local tourism information about Tiburon ⓘ |
| theme |
ferry transportation history
ⓘ
local history of Tiburon ⓘ railroad history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum Description of subject: The Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum is a historic museum in Tiburon, California, showcasing the town’s past as a major railroad and ferry terminus on San Francisco Bay.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum