Alton Prison site
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The Alton Prison site is the location of a former Civil War–era Confederate prison in Alton, Illinois, now preserved and interpreted as a historic landmark.
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| Alton Prison site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4259837 — 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: Alton Prison site Context triple: [Alton, Illinois, hasLandmark, Alton Prison site]
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Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
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B.
Missouri State Penitentiary historic site
The Missouri State Penitentiary historic site is a former maximum-security prison turned museum and tour destination, known for its 19th-century architecture, notorious inmates, and reputation as one of the oldest and most infamous prisons in the United States.
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C.
Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet
The Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet was a historic maximum-security prison in Joliet, Illinois, known for housing notable inmates and for its iconic limestone architecture featured in popular culture.
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D.
Holman Correctional Facility
Holman Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Alabama known for housing the state's death row and execution chamber.
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E.
Old Fort Prison complex
The Old Fort Prison complex is a historic Johannesburg jail, notorious for incarcerating anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, now incorporated into the Constitutional Court precinct as a memorial site.
- 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: Alton Prison site Target entity description: The Alton Prison site is the location of a former Civil War–era Confederate prison in Alton, Illinois, now preserved and interpreted as a historic landmark.
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A.
Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
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B.
Missouri State Penitentiary historic site
The Missouri State Penitentiary historic site is a former maximum-security prison turned museum and tour destination, known for its 19th-century architecture, notorious inmates, and reputation as one of the oldest and most infamous prisons in the United States.
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C.
Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet
The Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet was a historic maximum-security prison in Joliet, Illinois, known for housing notable inmates and for its iconic limestone architecture featured in popular culture.
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D.
Holman Correctional Facility
Holman Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Alabama known for housing the state's death row and execution chamber.
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E.
Old Fort Prison complex
The Old Fort Prison complex is a historic Johannesburg jail, notorious for incarcerating anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, now incorporated into the Constitutional Court precinct as a memorial site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison site
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historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mississippi River bluffs ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War prison camps
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Historic sites in Illinois ⓘ Military facilities in Illinois ⓘ Tourist attractions in Madison County, Illinois ⓘ |
| closed | 1865 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States government ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| currentUse |
historic landmark
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outdoor interpretive site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic landmark ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commemorative plaques
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interpretive markers ⓘ remains of prison structures ⓘ stone walls remnants ⓘ |
| hasVisitorInformation | interpretive signage about Civil War prison ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alton, Illinois
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Illinois ⓘ Madison County, Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedOn | William Street, Alton, Illinois ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local authorities ⓘ |
| memorializes |
Civil War dead associated with the prison
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prisoners held at Alton Military Prison ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh confinement conditions
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high prisoner mortality ⓘ overcrowded Civil War prison conditions ⓘ smallpox outbreaks among prisoners ⓘ |
| opened | 1862 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Union Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Alton ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War prison system
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linked to:
Civil War prison system of the Confederacy
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| significantEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| significantTheme |
Civil War military history
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Union–Confederate conflict ⓘ prisoner of war history ⓘ public health in wartime prisons ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Civil War prison
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Confederate prison ⓘ military prison ⓘ |
| usedFor |
holding Confederate prisoners of war
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holding civilian prisoners ⓘ holding political prisoners ⓘ |
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Subject: Alton Prison site Description of subject: The Alton Prison site is the location of a former Civil War–era Confederate prison in Alton, Illinois, now preserved and interpreted as a historic landmark.
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