Yorktown
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Yorktown is a historic American town best known as the site of the decisive 1781 Revolutionary War battle that effectively ended British rule in the Thirteen Colonies.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yorktown, Virginia | 55 |
| Yorktown canonical | 11 |
| Yorktown Battlefield | 2 |
| Historic Yorktown | 1 |
| Yorktown Sesquicentennial celebrations | 1 |
| Yorktown headquarters | 1 |
| Yorktown, Virginia (1781) | 1 |
| Yorktown, Virginia, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T254657 — 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: Yorktown Context triple: [Virginia, hasHistoricSite, Yorktown]
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A.
Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a historic colonial city in Virginia renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture and living-history museum, Colonial Williamsburg.
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Manassas
Manassas is an independent city in Northern Virginia best known as the site of two major American Civil War battles and now a suburban community within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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Town of Yorktown
The Town of Yorktown is a suburban municipality in northern Westchester County, New York, known for its residential communities, parks, and reservoirs within the New York City watershed.
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Lunenburg
Lunenburg is a small town in north-central Massachusetts known for its residential character and proximity to commuter rail service into the Boston area.
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Liberty Tree
Liberty Tree was a famous elm in colonial Boston that became a central rallying point and emblem of resistance for American patriots leading up to the 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: Yorktown Target entity description: Yorktown is a historic American town best known as the site of the decisive 1781 Revolutionary War battle that effectively ended British rule in the Thirteen Colonies.
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A.
Williamsburg
Williamsburg is a historic colonial city in Virginia renowned for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture and living-history museum, Colonial Williamsburg.
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B.
Manassas
Manassas is an independent city in Northern Virginia best known as the site of two major American Civil War battles and now a suburban community within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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C.
Town of Yorktown
The Town of Yorktown is a suburban municipality in northern Westchester County, New York, known for its residential communities, parks, and reservoirs within the New York City watershed.
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D.
Lunenburg
Lunenburg is a small town in north-central Massachusetts known for its residential character and proximity to commuter rail service into the Boston area.
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E.
Liberty Tree
Liberty Tree was a famous elm in colonial Boston that became a central rallying point and emblem of resistance for American patriots leading up to the Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
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settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jamestown
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Williamsburg ⓘ |
| battleDate |
1781
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September 28 – October 19, 1781 ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites
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Populated places on the York River (Virginia) ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
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Continental Army ⓘ French Army ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Charles Cornwallis
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Comte de Rochambeau ⓘ George Washington ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| foundedBy |
Virginia colonial government
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linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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| foundedIn |
1691
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17th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | York County government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Historic Yorktown waterfront
ⓘ
Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ
linked to:
Yorktown
Yorktown Victory Monument ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | annual Yorktown Day observances ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark District
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
|
| historicalSignificance |
effectively ended major military operations in the American Revolutionary War
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paved way for Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Siege of Yorktown
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decisive 1781 Revolutionary War battle ⓘ site of British surrender in American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampton Roads region
ⓘ
linked to:
Hampton Roads
Virginia ⓘ York County, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | York River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | York, England ⓘ |
| nearbyMilitaryInstallation | Naval Weapons Station Yorktown ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colonial National Historical Park
ⓘ
Historic Triangle of Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial National Historical Park
|
| preservedBy |
U.S. National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| resultOfBattle |
decisive American and French victory
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surrender of British army under Cornwallis ⓘ |
| servedAs |
county seat of York County, Virginia
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port town ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Siege of Yorktown (1781) ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Yorktown
|
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| transportation | Colonial Parkway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yorktown Description of subject: Yorktown is a historic American town best known as the site of the decisive 1781 Revolutionary War battle that effectively ended British rule in the Thirteen Colonies.
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