Marshall Point Light Station
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Marshall Point Light Station is a historic lighthouse and museum in Port Clyde, Maine, best known for its picturesque wooden walkway and appearance in the film "Forrest Gump."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marshall Point Light | 3 |
| Marshall Point Light Station canonical | 1 |
| Marshall Point Lighthouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4975437 — 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: Marshall Point Light Station Context triple: [National Historic Landmarks in Maine, includes, Marshall Point Light Station]
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A.
Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels into Nantucket Harbor and known as one of the oldest lighthouse sites in the United States.
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B.
Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
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C.
Thacher Island Light Station
Thacher Island Light Station is a historic dual-lighthouse complex off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts, known for its twin granite towers that have long served as navigational aids to mariners.
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D.
McGulpin Point Lighthouse
McGulpin Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan, preserved today as a heritage site and museum.
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E.
Prospect Point Lighthouse
Prospect Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located at the northern tip of Vancouver’s Stanley Park, overlooking the entrance to Burrard Inlet.
- 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: Marshall Point Light Station Target entity description: Marshall Point Light Station is a historic lighthouse and museum in Port Clyde, Maine, best known for its picturesque wooden walkway and appearance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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A.
Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels into Nantucket Harbor and known as one of the oldest lighthouse sites in the United States.
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B.
Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
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C.
Thacher Island Light Station
Thacher Island Light Station is a historic dual-lighthouse complex off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts, known for its twin granite towers that have long served as navigational aids to mariners.
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D.
McGulpin Point Lighthouse
McGulpin Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan, preserved today as a heritage site and museum.
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E.
Prospect Point Lighthouse
Prospect Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located at the northern tip of Vancouver’s Stanley Park, overlooking the entrance to Burrard Inlet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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lighthouse ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | white wooden frame lighthouse tower ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Forrest Gump (1994 film)
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linked to:
Forrest Gump
|
| category |
Lighthouses in Maine
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Maritime museums in the United States ⓘ Museums in Maine ⓘ Tourist attractions in Knox County, Maine ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Knox County ⓘ |
| feature |
light tower at end of walkway
ⓘ
panoramic ocean views ⓘ picturesque wooden walkway ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Marshall Point Lighthouse
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linked to:
Marshall Point Light Station
fog bell tower ⓘ keeper’s house ⓘ museum building ⓘ wooden walkway ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean
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Muscongus Bay ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic lighthouse ⓘ |
| lightingCharacteristic | aids navigation for local harbor entrance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Knox County, Maine
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Maine ⓘ Port Clyde, Maine ⓘ St. George, Maine ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| near | Port Clyde Harbor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearance in the film "Forrest Gump"
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historic lighthouse architecture ⓘ picturesque setting ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | local historical society ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Coast Guard aids to navigation system
ⓘ
linked to:
United States aids to navigation system
|
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
local historical exhibits
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postcards and calendars ⓘ tourism photography ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aids to navigation
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film location ⓘ maritime safety ⓘ museum exhibitions ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marshall Point Light Station Description of subject: Marshall Point Light Station is a historic lighthouse and museum in Port Clyde, Maine, best known for its picturesque wooden walkway and appearance in the film "Forrest Gump."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Marshall Point Light Station