Ticonderoga
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Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Ticonderoga | 23 |
| Ticonderoga canonical | 6 |
| Fort Ticonderoga (vicinity) | 1 |
| Fort Ticonderoga, New York | 1 |
| Fort William Henry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ticonderoga Context triple: [Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War, hasLocation, Ticonderoga]
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Fort Orange
Fort Orange was a 17th-century Dutch fur-trading post and military fortification located near present-day Albany, New York, that served as a key outpost of the colony of New Netherland.
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West Point, New York
West Point, New York is a historic Hudson River town best known as the site of the United States Military Academy, one of the nation’s premier officer training institutions.
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Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a historic former military installation and coastal defense fortification located at the Narrows in New York Harbor, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
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Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
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Hudson, New York
Hudson, New York is a small historic city on the east bank of the Hudson River known for its preserved 19th-century architecture, vibrant arts scene, and role as a cultural hub of the Hudson Valley.
- 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: Ticonderoga Target entity description: Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Fort Orange
Fort Orange was a 17th-century Dutch fur-trading post and military fortification located near present-day Albany, New York, that served as a key outpost of the colony of New Netherland.
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B.
West Point, New York
West Point, New York is a historic Hudson River town best known as the site of the United States Military Academy, one of the nation’s premier officer training institutions.
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C.
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a historic former military installation and coastal defense fortification located at the Narrows in New York Harbor, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
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D.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
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E.
Hudson, New York
Hudson, New York is a small historic city on the east bank of the Hudson River known for its preserved 19th-century architecture, vibrant arts scene, and role as a cultural hub of the Hudson Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic fort
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military fortification ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| abandoned | late 18th century ⓘ |
| artilleryTransportedBy | Henry Knox ⓘ |
| artilleryUsedFor |
siege of Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Boston
|
| builtBy | France ⓘ |
| builtDuring | French and Indian War ⓘ |
| captureDate | May 10, 1775 ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Benedict Arnold
ⓘ
Ethan Allen ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | British garrison ⓘ |
| constructed |
1755
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1756 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| currentUse |
living history site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Fort Carillon ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
earthworks
ⓘ
star-shaped fortifications ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, New York
ⓘ
Ticonderoga, New York ⓘ upstate New York ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake George
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake George, New York
|
| locatedOn | Lake Champlain ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Carillon
ⓘ
Battle of Ticonderoga (1758) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in 1775 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | narrow waterway between Lake George and Lake Champlain ⓘ |
| region |
Adirondack region of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Adirondack Mountains
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| restored | early 20th century ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Stephen H. P. Pell ⓘ |
| significance |
key role in colonial-era struggles for control of North America
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symbol of early American Revolutionary success ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access between the Hudson River Valley and the Saint Lawrence River Valley
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controlled key north–south travel corridor between New York and Canada ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
American Revolutionary War
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French and Indian War ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Ticonderoga Description of subject: Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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