Fort McIntosh
E288621
Fort McIntosh was an 18th-century U.S. military post in present-day Pennsylvania that served as a strategic frontier fort and the site of significant early American treaties with Native American nations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort McIntosh canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2686336 — 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 McIntosh Context triple: [Treaty of Fort McIntosh, location, Fort McIntosh]
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A.
Fort McRee
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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B.
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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C.
Fort Good Hope
Fort Good Hope is a small, predominantly Indigenous community in the Northwest Territories of Canada, located above the Arctic Circle along the Mackenzie River.
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D.
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.
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E.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
- 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 McIntosh Target entity description: Fort McIntosh was an 18th-century U.S. military post in present-day Pennsylvania that served as a strategic frontier fort and the site of significant early American treaties with Native American nations.
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A.
Fort McRee
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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B.
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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C.
Fort Good Hope
Fort Good Hope is a small, predominantly Indigenous community in the Northwest Territories of Canada, located above the Arctic Circle along the Mackenzie River.
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D.
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.
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E.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military post
ⓘ
frontier fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War forts
ⓘ
Forts in Pennsylvania ⓘ Native American–United States treaties locations ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.695°N 80.309°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| demolishedOrAbandoned | late 18th century ⓘ |
| garrison |
Continental Line troops
ⓘ
militia units ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
blockhouses ⓘ stockade ⓘ storehouses ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Pennsylvania state historical site ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early national period of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Republic of the United States
|
| inception | 1778 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beaver, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedNear | mouth of the Beaver River ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Ohio River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lachlan McIntosh ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Beaver Town (later Beaver, Pennsylvania)
ⓘ
linked to:
Beaver, Pennsylvania
|
| operator |
Continental Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Northwest frontier defenses
ⓘ
linked to:
United States frontier fort system
|
| presentDaySiteUsedFor |
historical marker
ⓘ
public commemoration ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Revolutionary War frontier operations
ⓘ
Treaty of Fort McIntosh ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
base for operations into the Northwest Territory
ⓘ
control of Ohio River valley ⓘ |
| treatyParties |
Chippewa Nation
ⓘ
Delaware Nation ⓘ Ottawa Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Ottawa tribe
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wyandot Nation ⓘ
linked to:
Wyandot
|
| treatySignedHere |
Treaty of Fort McIntosh (1785)
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linked to:
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
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| usedFor |
frontier protection
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military defense ⓘ staging area for military expeditions ⓘ treaty negotiations with Native American nations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort McIntosh Description of subject: Fort McIntosh was an 18th-century U.S. military post in present-day Pennsylvania that served as a strategic frontier fort and the site of significant early American treaties with Native American nations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.