Fort Sumner
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Fort Sumner is a small village in eastern New Mexico best known for its historic military fort and as the place where outlaw Billy the Kid was killed and buried.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Sumner canonical | 7 |
| Fort Sumner, New Mexico | 4 |
| Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory | 4 |
| Fort Sumner Historic Site | 1 |
| Fort Sumner military fort ruins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2805448 — 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: Fort Sumner Context triple: [De Baca County, capital, Fort Sumner]
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Fort Reno
Fort Reno was a 19th-century U.S. Army post on the Bozeman Trail that played a key role in the conflicts between the United States and Plains tribes during the Indian Wars.
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B.
Fort Neally
Fort Neally is a historic frontier fortification site located in Berkeley County, West Virginia, associated with early colonial-era defense and settlement in the region.
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Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton is a small historic city in Pecos County, West Texas, known for its frontier military fort, desert landscape, and role as a regional service and transportation hub.
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Fort Baker
Fort Baker is a historic former U.S. Army post at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California, now part of a waterfront park and conference area within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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E.
Fort Larned
Fort Larned is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post in Kansas that protected commerce and travel along the Santa Fe Trail.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Sumner Target entity description: Fort Sumner is a small village in eastern New Mexico best known for its historic military fort and as the place where outlaw Billy the Kid was killed and buried.
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A.
Fort Reno
Fort Reno was a 19th-century U.S. Army post on the Bozeman Trail that played a key role in the conflicts between the United States and Plains tribes during the Indian Wars.
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B.
Fort Neally
Fort Neally is a historic frontier fortification site located in Berkeley County, West Virginia, associated with early colonial-era defense and settlement in the region.
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C.
Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton is a small historic city in Pecos County, West Texas, known for its frontier military fort, desert landscape, and role as a regional service and transportation hub.
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D.
Fort Baker
Fort Baker is a historic former U.S. Army post at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California, now part of a waterfront park and conference area within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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E.
Fort Larned
Fort Larned is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post in Kansas that protected commerce and travel along the Santa Fe Trail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
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village ⓘ |
| contains |
Billy the Kid Museum
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Billy the Kid’s grave ⓘ Fort Sumner Cemetery ⓘ Old Fort Sumner Museum ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Sumner Historic Site
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countrySubdivision |
State of New Mexico
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linked to:
New Mexico
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| elevation | approximately 4000 feet ⓘ |
| governingBody | village government ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 575 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasCountySeatOf | De Baca County ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 1000 ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 88119 ⓘ |
| historicalRole | site associated with Bosque Redondo internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Billy the Kid
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historic military fort ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
De Baca County
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Llano Estacado region ⓘ
linked to:
Llano Estacado
New Mexico ⓘ eastern New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pecos River ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
U.S. Route 60
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fort Sumner (military fort)
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linked to:
Fort Sumner Historic Site
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| nearbyAttraction | Bosque Redondo Memorial ⓘ |
| stateAbbreviation | NM ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation | served by Fort Sumner Municipal Airport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Sumner Description of subject: Fort Sumner is a small village in eastern New Mexico best known for its historic military fort and as the place where outlaw Billy the Kid was killed and buried.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner (Navajo and Mescalero Apache internment site)
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locatedIn
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Fort Sumner, New Mexico
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Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner (Navajo and Mescalero Apache internment site)
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associatedWith
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Fort Sumner Historic Site
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linked to: Fort Sumner
Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner (Navajo and Mescalero Apache internment site)
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adjacentTo
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Fort Sumner military fort ruins
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linked to: Fort Sumner
linked to: Fort Sumner
linked to: Fort Sumner
linked to: Fort Sumner
linked to: Fort Sumner
linked to: Fort Sumner
linked to: Fort Sumner
linked to: Fort Sumner