Fort McRee
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Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort McRee canonical | 4 |
| Fort McRee (historic site) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2618005 — 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 McRee Context triple: [Third System of US seacoast defense, hasPart, Fort McRee]
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A.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
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B.
Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C. F. Smith was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Montana Territory that protected travelers along the Bozeman Trail and became a focal point of conflict during Red Cloud's War.
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C.
Fort Scratchley
Fort Scratchley is a historic coastal defense fort and museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, known for its commanding views over the Pacific Ocean and its role in protecting the city, including during World War II.
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D.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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E.
Fort Patience
Fort Patience is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European trading and defensive network along the Gold Coast.
- 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 McRee Target entity description: Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
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A.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
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B.
Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C. F. Smith was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Montana Territory that protected travelers along the Bozeman Trail and became a focal point of conflict during Red Cloud's War.
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C.
Fort Scratchley
Fort Scratchley is a historic coastal defense fort and museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, known for its commanding views over the Pacific Ocean and its role in protecting the city, including during World War II.
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D.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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E.
Fort Patience
Fort Patience is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European trading and defensive network along the Gold Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fortification
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United States seacoast defense fort ⓘ coastal fort ⓘ |
| armament | seacoast artillery ⓘ |
| battles | American Civil War engagements around Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| builtFor |
coastal defense
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harbor defense ⓘ protection of Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| constructionEnd | 1830s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1830s ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentCondition | largely destroyed ⓘ |
| designedAs | multi-tiered gun battery ⓘ |
| era | Antebellum period in the United States ⓘ |
| function | artillery fortification ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army troops ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Florida Panhandle ⓘ |
| guarded |
approaches to Pensacola Bay
ⓘ
entrance channel to Pensacola harbor ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic military site ⓘ |
| locatedAt | entrance to Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Escambia County, Florida ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pensacola, Florida ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Coast Artillery
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| namedAfter | William McRee ⓘ |
| partOf |
Third System of U.S. seacoast defenses
ⓘ
linked to:
Third System of US seacoast defense
historic seacoast defense network of the United States ⓘ |
| partOfDefensiveSystemWith |
Fort Barrancas
ⓘ
Fort Pickens ⓘ |
| significance |
component of U.S. Gulf Coast defenses
ⓘ
example of Third System masonry fort ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
to deny enemy naval access to Pensacola Bay
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to protect naval facilities at Pensacola ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
19th century
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American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort McRee Description of subject: Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort McRee
linked to: Fort McRee