Fort Taylor
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Fort Taylor is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Key West, Florida, notable for its role in protecting the United States during the Civil War and later conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Taylor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2618004 — 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: Fort Taylor Context triple: [Third System of US seacoast defense, hasPart, Fort Taylor]
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A.
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
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B.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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C.
Fort Barrancas
Fort Barrancas is a historic coastal defense fortification located within Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, notable for its role in U.S. military history and 19th-century masonry architecture.
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D.
Fort Point
Fort Point is a prominent headland in Gloucester, Massachusetts, that helps form the entrance to Gloucester Harbor and has historically hosted defensive and navigational structures.
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E.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
- 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: Fort Taylor Target entity description: Fort Taylor is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Key West, Florida, notable for its role in protecting the United States during the Civil War and later conflicts.
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A.
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
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B.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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C.
Fort Barrancas
Fort Barrancas is a historic coastal defense fortification located within Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, notable for its role in U.S. military history and 19th-century masonry architecture.
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D.
Fort Point
Fort Point is a prominent headland in Gloucester, Massachusetts, that helps form the entrance to Gloucester Harbor and has historically hosted defensive and navigational structures.
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E.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fortification
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coastal defense fortification ⓘ historic fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States Navy operations in Key West
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy bases in Florida
|
| constructionBegan |
1845
ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1860s ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Union Army during the American Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Army
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
public park area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| era |
Third System of U.S. coastal fortifications
ⓘ
linked to:
Third System of US seacoast defense
|
| function |
protect Key West harbor
ⓘ
protect United States coastal waters ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State of Florida (park area)
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida Park Service
U.S. federal government (historic structure oversight) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park area
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
|
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ coastal artillery batteries ⓘ moat ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Fort Zachary Taylor
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
|
| hasView |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Key West, Florida
ⓘ
Monroe County, Florida ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
12th President of the United States
ⓘ
Zachary Taylor ⓘ |
| near | southern tip of Key West ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Florida Keys ⓘ |
| significance |
example of 19th-century American coastal defense architecture
ⓘ
protected Union shipping lanes during the Civil War ⓘ |
| strategicRole | Union stronghold in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
Civil War history interpretation
ⓘ
historical tours ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
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Spanish–American War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Taylor Description of subject: Fort Taylor is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Key West, Florida, notable for its role in protecting the United States during the Civil War and later conflicts.
Referenced by (1)
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