Cahaba
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Cahaba is a historic ghost town in Alabama that served as the state's first permanent capital in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cahaba canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820522 — 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: Cahaba Context triple: [Alabama, previousCapital, Cahaba]
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A.
Cahaba River
The Cahaba River is a biologically rich, free-flowing river in central Alabama known for its high biodiversity and scenic natural habitats.
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B.
Cahaba River valley
The Cahaba River valley is a scenic river basin in central Alabama known for its rich biodiversity, including many rare and endemic aquatic species.
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C.
Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River is a major river in central Georgia that flows southeastward and joins the Oconee River to form the Altamaha River, ultimately draining into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Shoal Creek, Alabama
Shoal Creek, Alabama is a residential community in Shelby County known for its gated neighborhoods and golf course-centered lifestyle near Birmingham.
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E.
Holmes Creek
Holmes Creek is a scenic waterway in the Florida Panhandle known for its clear springs, recreational paddling, and role as a tributary of the Choctawhatchee River.
- 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: Cahaba Target entity description: Cahaba is a historic ghost town in Alabama that served as the state's first permanent capital in the early 19th century.
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A.
Cahaba River
The Cahaba River is a biologically rich, free-flowing river in central Alabama known for its high biodiversity and scenic natural habitats.
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B.
Cahaba River valley
The Cahaba River valley is a scenic river basin in central Alabama known for its rich biodiversity, including many rare and endemic aquatic species.
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C.
Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River is a major river in central Georgia that flows southeastward and joins the Oconee River to form the Altamaha River, ultimately draining into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Shoal Creek, Alabama
Shoal Creek, Alabama is a residential community in Shelby County known for its gated neighborhoods and golf course-centered lifestyle near Birmingham.
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E.
Holmes Creek
Holmes Creek is a scenic waterway in the Florida Panhandle known for its clear springs, recreational paddling, and role as a tributary of the Choctawhatchee River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former state capital
ⓘ
ghost town ⓘ historic place ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Alabama ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Dallas County ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
archaeological site
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| declineCause |
relocation of state capital
ⓘ
repeated flooding ⓘ |
| distanceTo | near Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| endTimeAsCapital | 1826 ⓘ |
| era |
Antebellum South
ⓘ
linked to:
Antebellum period
|
| foundedAs | capital city ⓘ |
| foundedIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State of Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Alabama
|
| hasArchaeology | excavated town site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
old cemetery
ⓘ
riverfront location ⓘ ruins of buildings ⓘ street grid remnants ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
interpretive trails
ⓘ
parkland ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Cahawba
ⓘ
Old Cahawba ⓘ
linked to:
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
|
| heritageDesignation | historic district ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic cemeteries
ⓘ
role in early Alabama statehood ⓘ status as ghost town ⓘ |
| laterCapitalOfAlabama |
Montgomery
ⓘ
linked to:
Montgomery, Alabama
|
| locatedIn |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| locatedNear | Alabama River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cahaba River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cahaba River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Black Belt region of Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Belt (Alabama)
|
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| region | Central Alabama ⓘ |
| servedAs | first permanent capital of Alabama ⓘ |
| siteType | state historic site ⓘ |
| startTimeAsCapital | 1820 ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| successorCapital |
Tuscaloosa
ⓘ
linked to:
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
|
| tourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor | Civil War prison site ⓘ |
| visitorActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
historical tours ⓘ kayaking nearby rivers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cahaba Description of subject: Cahaba is a historic ghost town in Alabama that served as the state's first permanent capital in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.