Fort Monroe, Virginia

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National Historic Landmark National Monument of the United States former United States Army post historic coastal fortification historic district

Fort Monroe, Virginia is a historic coastal military installation at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay that long served as a key U.S. Army post and defensive stronghold.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Monroe	24
Fort Monroe, Virginia canonical	8
Fort Monroe, Virginia, United States	3
Fort Monroe (military installation and surrounding area)	1
Fort Monroe Authority (Commonwealth of Virginia)	1
Fort Monroe National Historic Landmark District	1
Fort Monroe area	1
Fortress Monroe (Fort Monroe)	1
Hampton Roads defenses	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T208168 — 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 Monroe, Virginia
Context triple: [U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, previousHeadquartersLocation, Fort Monroe, Virginia]

A. Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
B. Fort Eustis, Virginia
Fort Eustis, Virginia is a major U.S. Army installation in Newport News known for its role in training, logistics, and aviation support.
C. Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk is the world’s largest naval base and a major hub for the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet, located in Norfolk, Virginia.
D. Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a historic colonial city in Virginia renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture and living-history museum, Colonial Williamsburg.
E. Fort Liberty, North Carolina
Fort Liberty, North Carolina is a major U.S. Army installation and one of the world’s largest military bases, known for hosting elite units such as the Army Rangers and serving as a central hub for airborne and special operations forces.
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 Monroe, Virginia
Target entity description: Fort Monroe, Virginia is a historic coastal military installation at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay that long served as a key U.S. Army post and defensive stronghold.

A. Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
B. Fort Eustis, Virginia
Fort Eustis, Virginia is a major U.S. Army installation in Newport News known for its role in training, logistics, and aviation support.
C. Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk is the world’s largest naval base and a major hub for the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet, located in Norfolk, Virginia.
D. Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a historic colonial city in Virginia renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture and living-history museum, Colonial Williamsburg.
E. Fort Liberty, North Carolina
Fort Liberty, North Carolina is a major U.S. Army installation and one of the world’s largest military bases, known for hosting elite units such as the Army Rangers and serving as a central hub for airborne and special operations forces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Monument of the United States ⓘ former United States Army post ⓘ historic coastal fortification ⓘ historic district ⓘ
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1966 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Fortress Monroe ⓘ Freedom’s Fortress ⓘ
area	approximately 565 acres ⓘ
baseRealignmentAndClosureAction	2005 BRAC decision ⓘ
builtBy	United States Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ linked to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
closedAsArmyPost	2011 ⓘ
completedIn	1834 ⓘ
constructionBegan	1819 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countyOrEquivalent	Independent city of Hampton ⓘ linked to: Hampton
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark	1960 ⓘ
designatedNationalMonumentBy	Barack Obama ⓘ
designatedNationalMonumentDate	2011-11-01 ⓘ
designedBy	Simon Bernard ⓘ
features	Casemate Museum ⓘ bastions and ramparts ⓘ moated stone fort ⓘ
garrison	United States Army ⓘ
governingBody	Fort Monroe Authority (Commonwealth of Virginia) ⓘ linked to: Fort Monroe, Virginia National Park Service ⓘ
hasViewOf	Hampton Roads ⓘ
heldPrisoner	Jefferson Davis ⓘ
JeffersonDavisImprisonmentEnd	1867 ⓘ
JeffersonDavisImprisonmentStart	1865 ⓘ
locatedAt	mouth of the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
locatedIn	Hampton, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Hampton United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America Virginia ⓘ
locatedOn	Old Point Comfort ⓘ
namedAfter	James Monroe ⓘ fifth president of the United States ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ Hampton Roads harbor ⓘ linked to: Hampton Roads
notableEvent	“Contraband decision” offering refuge to escaped enslaved people in 1861 ⓘ
notableFor	remaining under Union control throughout the American Civil War ⓘ
partOf	Third System of U.S. seacoast fortifications ⓘ linked to: Third System of US seacoast defense
primaryFunction	coastal defense of Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
servedAs	headquarters of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
strategicRole	guarding entrance to Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River approaches to Washington, D.C. ⓘ
TRADOCHeadquartersFrom	1973 ⓘ
TRADOCHeadquartersTo	2011 ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	American Civil War ⓘ War of 1812 era coastal defense system ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ

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