Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine
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The Longfellow Monument in Portland, Maine is a public statue honoring native son and celebrated 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument | 1 |
| Longfellow Monument | 1 |
| Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227835 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine Context triple: [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, hasMonument, Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine]
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A.
USS Maine Memorial
The USS Maine Memorial is a monument honoring the sailors who died in the 1898 explosion of the battleship USS Maine, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
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B.
The Minute Man statue
The Minute Man statue is a famous bronze sculpture in Concord, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
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E.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine Target entity description: The Longfellow Monument in Portland, Maine is a public statue honoring native son and celebrated 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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A.
USS Maine Memorial
The USS Maine Memorial is a monument honoring the sailors who died in the 1898 explosion of the battleship USS Maine, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
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B.
The Minute Man statue
The Minute Man statue is a famous bronze sculpture in Concord, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
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E.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
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public monument ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Portland, Maine
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Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Maine ⓘ Statues in Maine ⓘ |
| city | Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedTo | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasName |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument
ⓘ
linked to:
Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine
Longfellow Monument ⓘ
linked to:
Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine
|
| hasSubject | seated figure of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Portland Downtown Historic District contributing property ⓘ |
| honors | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| isInPublicSpace | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
ⓘ
Portland, Maine ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| materialUsed |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| notableFor | commemorating a major 19th-century American poet ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine Description of subject: The Longfellow Monument in Portland, Maine is a public statue honoring native son and celebrated 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine
linked to: Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine