Fort Shelby (Detroit)
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Fort Shelby (Detroit) was an early 19th-century military fortification in Detroit that played a role in the War of 1812 and the defense of the Michigan Territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Shelby (Detroit) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4495492 — 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 Shelby (Detroit) Context triple: [Isaac Shelby, namesake, Fort Shelby (Detroit)]
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A.
Mount Morris, Michigan
Mount Morris, Michigan is a small city in Genesee County known as a residential community within the Flint metropolitan area.
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B.
Kincheloe, Michigan
Kincheloe, Michigan is a small unincorporated community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, known for its origins around the former Kincheloe Air Force Base and its current mix of residential, correctional, and light industrial facilities.
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C.
Lafayette Park, Detroit
Lafayette Park in Detroit is a modernist residential development renowned for its glass-and-steel townhouses and towers designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as part of an influential urban renewal project.
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D.
Lincoln Park, Michigan
Lincoln Park, Michigan is a downriver suburban city in Wayne County, just south of Detroit, known for its residential neighborhoods and industrial roots.
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E.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Mount Pleasant, Michigan is a small central Michigan city best known as the home of Central Michigan University and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.
- 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 Shelby (Detroit) Target entity description: Fort Shelby (Detroit) was an early 19th-century military fortification in Detroit that played a role in the War of 1812 and the defense of the Michigan Territory.
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A.
Mount Morris, Michigan
Mount Morris, Michigan is a small city in Genesee County known as a residential community within the Flint metropolitan area.
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B.
Kincheloe, Michigan
Kincheloe, Michigan is a small unincorporated community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, known for its origins around the former Kincheloe Air Force Base and its current mix of residential, correctional, and light industrial facilities.
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C.
Lafayette Park, Detroit
Lafayette Park in Detroit is a modernist residential development renowned for its glass-and-steel townhouses and towers designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as part of an influential urban renewal project.
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D.
Lincoln Park, Michigan
Lincoln Park, Michigan is a downriver suburban city in Wayne County, just south of Detroit, known for its residential neighborhoods and industrial roots.
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E.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Mount Pleasant, Michigan is a small central Michigan city best known as the home of Central Michigan University and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| controlledStrategicLocation |
approaches to Detroit
ⓘ
navigation on the Detroit River ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| function |
control of military traffic along the frontier
ⓘ
protection of settlers in Michigan Territory ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British troops
ⓘ
U.S. troops ⓘ |
| governedDuringUseBy |
British military authorities
ⓘ
U.S. military authorities ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Fort Detroit
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit
Fort Lernoult ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
blockhouses ⓘ palisades ⓘ |
| heritage | site of early U.S. military presence in Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Detroit
ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ Michigan ⓘ Michigan Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | downtown Detroit area ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Detroit River ⓘ |
| material |
earthworks
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Governor Isaac Shelby
ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac Shelby
Isaac Shelby ⓘ first Governor of Kentucky ⓘ |
| near | present-day Detroit riverfront ⓘ |
| partOf |
defense of the Michigan Territory
ⓘ
defenses of Detroit ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
American reoccupation of Detroit
ⓘ
British occupation of Detroit during War of 1812 ⓘ surrender of Detroit in 1812 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fort Lernoult ⓘ |
| renamedInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| significantFor |
role in War of 1812
ⓘ
role in defense of the Old Northwest ⓘ transition from British to American control in Detroit ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Northwest frontier conflicts
ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Shelby (Detroit) Description of subject: Fort Shelby (Detroit) was an early 19th-century military fortification in Detroit that played a role in the War of 1812 and the defense of the Michigan Territory.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.