Johnson's Island
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Johnson's Island is a small island in Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie, best known as the site of a major Union prison camp for Confederate officers during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnson's Island canonical | 3 |
| Johnson's Island prisoner-of-war camp | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1952705 — 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: Johnson's Island Context triple: [Erie County, Ohio, hasIsland, Johnson's Island]
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A.
Lovells Island
Lovells Island is a small island in Boston Harbor that is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and known for its historic military fortifications and natural coastal scenery.
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B.
Bedloe's Island
Bedloe's Island is the former name of Liberty Island in New York Harbor, best known today as the site of the Statue of Liberty.
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C.
Thompson Island
Thompson Island is a largely undeveloped island in Boston Harbor known for its natural landscapes, outdoor education programs, and role as a recreational and conservation area near the city.
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D.
Solomons Island
Solomons Island is a scenic waterfront community in southern Maryland known for its marinas, seafood restaurants, and maritime museum at the mouth of the Patuxent River.
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E.
Bailey Island
Bailey Island is a small, scenic island off the coast of Maine known for its rugged shoreline, fishing heritage, and the historic Cribstone Bridge connecting it to the mainland.
- 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: Johnson's Island Target entity description: Johnson's Island is a small island in Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie, best known as the site of a major Union prison camp for Confederate officers during the American Civil War.
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A.
Lovells Island
Lovells Island is a small island in Boston Harbor that is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and known for its historic military fortifications and natural coastal scenery.
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B.
Bedloe's Island
Bedloe's Island is the former name of Liberty Island in New York Harbor, best known today as the site of the Statue of Liberty.
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C.
Thompson Island
Thompson Island is a largely undeveloped island in Boston Harbor known for its natural landscapes, outdoor education programs, and role as a recreational and conservation area near the city.
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D.
Solomons Island
Solomons Island is a scenic waterfront community in southern Maryland known for its marinas, seafood restaurants, and maritime museum at the mouth of the Patuxent River.
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E.
Bailey Island
Bailey Island is a small, scenic island off the coast of Maine known for its rugged shoreline, fishing heritage, and the historic Cribstone Bridge connecting it to the mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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island ⓘ military cemetery ⓘ |
| access | connected to mainland by causeway ⓘ |
| area | approximately 300 acres ⓘ |
| bay | Sandusky Bay ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War prison camps
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American Civil War sites in Ohio ⓘ Islands of Lake Erie ⓘ Landforms of Ottawa County, Ohio ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Ohio ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 41.5°N, 82.7°W ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasPart | Johnson's Island Confederate Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasTimezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| hasUse | Civil War prison camp site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| knownFor | Union prison camp for Confederate officers ⓘ |
| lake | Lake Erie ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Ohio
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Ottawa County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Lake Erie
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Sandusky Bay ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | Johnson's Island ⓘ |
| namedAfter | L. B. Johnson ⓘ |
| operator | Union Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War prison system
ⓘ
Lake Erie Islands ⓘ |
| presentDayUse |
archaeological site
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ residential community ⓘ |
| prisonerSide | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| startTime | 1862 ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Civil War historical studies
ⓘ
archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military prison
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prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnson's Island Description of subject: Johnson's Island is a small island in Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie, best known as the site of a major Union prison camp for Confederate officers during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (4)
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