Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a California state historic park in Coloma that preserves the site where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park canonical | 9 |
| Marshall Gold Discovery Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2142093 — 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: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Context triple: [Coloma Historic Park, alsoKnownAs, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park]
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A.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a preserved former gold mine in California that showcases the history and legacy of one of the state’s oldest, largest, and richest hard-rock mining operations.
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B.
Bodie State Historic Park
Bodie State Historic Park is a preserved ghost town and former gold-mining boomtown in the Sierra Nevada of California, maintained as a state historic site in arrested decay.
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C.
James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
The James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a commemorative statue and landmark honoring the man whose 1848 gold discovery at nearby Sutter’s Mill sparked the California Gold Rush.
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D.
Point Sur State Historic Park
Point Sur State Historic Park is a coastal California state park centered around a prominent volcanic rock and historic lighthouse overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Big Sur region.
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E.
Shasta State Historic Park
Shasta State Historic Park is a preserved Gold Rush–era town site in Northern California featuring historic building ruins, a museum, and restored structures that interpret 19th-century frontier life.
- 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: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Target entity description: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a California state historic park in Coloma that preserves the site where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.
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A.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a preserved former gold mine in California that showcases the history and legacy of one of the state’s oldest, largest, and richest hard-rock mining operations.
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B.
Bodie State Historic Park
Bodie State Historic Park is a preserved ghost town and former gold-mining boomtown in the Sierra Nevada of California, maintained as a state historic site in arrested decay.
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C.
James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
The James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a commemorative statue and landmark honoring the man whose 1848 gold discovery at nearby Sutter’s Mill sparked the California Gold Rush.
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D.
Point Sur State Historic Park
Point Sur State Historic Park is a coastal California state park centered around a prominent volcanic rock and historic lighthouse overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Big Sur region.
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E.
Shasta State Historic Park
Shasta State Historic Park is a preserved Gold Rush–era town site in Northern California featuring historic building ruins, a museum, and restored structures that interpret 19th-century frontier life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California state historic park
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protected area ⓘ state historic site ⓘ |
| category |
California Gold Rush historic sites
ⓘ
linked to:
California Gold Rush
California State Historic Parks ⓘ
linked to:
California State Park System
Parks in El Dorado County, California ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | El Dorado County, California ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
parking area
ⓘ
picnic areas ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | California Historical Landmark ⓘ |
| hasMonument | James W. Marshall statue ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gold Discovery Museum
ⓘ
James W. Marshall monument ⓘ Sutter’s Mill site ⓘ
linked to:
Sutter's Mill
historic Coloma townsite ⓘ historic buildings ⓘ pioneer cemetery ⓘ reconstructed Sutter’s Mill ⓘ
linked to:
Sutter's Mill
|
| hasView | American River canyon ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationNumber | 530 ⓘ |
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coloma, California
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ |
| locatedOn | South Fork American River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | American River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James W. Marshall ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Placerville, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Placerville
|
| offersActivity |
gold panning demonstrations
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ hiking ⓘ historical reenactments ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| partOf |
California state park system
ⓘ
linked to:
California State Park System
|
| purpose |
to interpret the history of the California Gold Rush
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to preserve the site of the first major gold discovery in California ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
beginning of the California Gold Rush
ⓘ
discovery of gold in California in 1848 ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| subjectOf | California Gold Rush educational programs ⓘ |
| theme | California Gold Rush history ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Description of subject: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a California state historic park in Coloma that preserves the site where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
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locatedIn
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
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James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
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partOf
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
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South Fork American River
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hasProtectedAreaAlongBanks
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
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linked to: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park