New London, Connecticut

E50140

city municipality

New London, Connecticut is a historic coastal city on the Thames River known for its deep-water port, maritime heritage, and role in the American Revolutionary era.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
New London, Connecticut canonical	49
New London	11
New London, Connecticut, United States	6
City of New London, Connecticut	1
New London, Connecticut metropolitan area	1
New London, Connecticut – East Alburg, Vermont	1
New London, Province of Pennsylvania	1
city of New London	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T194208 — 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: New London, Connecticut
Context triple: [Sons of Liberty, location, New London, Connecticut]

A. New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut is a historic coastal city in southern New England best known as the home of Yale University and a major center of education, culture, and research.
B. Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut is a major city in southwestern Connecticut known as a key financial and corporate hub within the New York metropolitan area.
C. Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury, Connecticut is a city in western Connecticut known historically for its hat-making industry and as a regional commercial and cultural center.
D. Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut is a coastal town in Fairfield County, known as an affluent suburban community along Long Island Sound in southwestern Connecticut.
E. Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich, Connecticut is a historic city in eastern Connecticut known for its colonial-era significance, including early Revolutionary War activity and industrial development.
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: New London, Connecticut
Target entity description: New London, Connecticut is a historic coastal city on the Thames River known for its deep-water port, maritime heritage, and role in the American Revolutionary era.

A. New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut is a historic coastal city in southern New England best known as the home of Yale University and a major center of education, culture, and research.
B. Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut is a major city in southwestern Connecticut known as a key financial and corporate hub within the New York metropolitan area.
C. Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury, Connecticut is a city in western Connecticut known historically for its hat-making industry and as a regional commercial and cultural center.
D. Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut is a coastal town in Fairfield County, known as an affluent suburban community along Long Island Sound in southwestern Connecticut.
E. Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich, Connecticut is a historic city in eastern Connecticut known for its colonial-era significance, including early Revolutionary War activity and industrial development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
areaCode	860 ⓘ 959 ⓘ
attackedBy	Benedict Arnold ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
coast	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
county	New London County ⓘ linked to: New London County, Connecticut
foundedAs	Pequot Plantation ⓘ
governmentType	council-manager government ⓘ
hasCulturalSite	Garde Arts Center ⓘ
hasFeature	deep-water port ⓘ
hasFerryServiceTo	Block Island, Rhode Island ⓘ linked to: Block Island Fishers Island, New York ⓘ linked to: Fishers Island, New York, United States Long Island, New York ⓘ linked to: Long Island
hasHeritage	maritime heritage ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	New London Historic District ⓘ
hasHistoricSite	Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park ⓘ Fort Trumbull State Park ⓘ
hasInstitution	Connecticut College ⓘ Mitchell College ⓘ United States Coast Guard Academy ⓘ
hasMuseum	Custom House Maritime Museum ⓘ Lyman Allyn Art Museum ⓘ
hasNickname	The Whaling City ⓘ
hasTransportFacility	New London Union Station ⓘ
historicalIndustry	shipping ⓘ whaling ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity	1784 ⓘ
incorporatedAsTown	1646 ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	New London County ⓘ linked to: New London County, Connecticut
isPortCity	true ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Groton, Connecticut ⓘ linked to: Groton, Connecticut Colony Norwich, Connecticut ⓘ Waterford, Connecticut ⓘ
locatedOn	Long Island Sound ⓘ Thames River ⓘ
namedAfter	London, England ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Groton Heights ⓘ Burning of New London ⓘ linked to: British raid on New London, Connecticut
partOf	New England ⓘ
postalCode	06320 ⓘ
roleIn	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
servedByRail	Amtrak ⓘ Shore Line East ⓘ
state	Connecticut ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (71)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sons of Liberty → location → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Long Island Sound → hasCityOnShore → New London ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Thomas McKean → placeOfBirth → New London, Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Shore Line East → primaryCityServed → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Shore Line East → servesCommunity → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Norwich, Connecticut → locatedNear → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

British raid on New London, Connecticut → location → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Harvard–Yale Regatta → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Coast Guard Officer Candidate School → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

United States Coast Guard Academy → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Connecticut Sun → suburbOf → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

North Fork → hasFerryConnectionTo → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

New London County, Connecticut → hasCountySeat → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

New London County, Connecticut → containsSettlement → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Mohegan Indian Reservation → locatedNear → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Kelo v. City of New London → hasRespondent → City of New London, Connecticut ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Thames River (Connecticut) → flowsThrough → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Shore Line East → routeEnd → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

subject linked to: SLE

Shore Line East → secondaryCityServed → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

subject linked to: SLE

United States Coast Guard Academy → location → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

subject linked to: United States federal service academies

New London Union Station → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Tony Hsieh → placeOfDeath → New London, Connecticut, United States ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Orient Point, Suffolk County → ferryDestination → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Uncasville, Connecticut → locatedNear → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Norwich–New London metropolitan area → centeredOn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Norwich–New London metropolitan area → hasCentralCity → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Norwich–New London metropolitan area → hasCity → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Norwich–New London metropolitan area → containsPortCity → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Thames River (Connecticut) → passesThrough → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

subject linked to: Thames River

Thames River (Connecticut) → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut metropolitan area ⓘ

subject linked to: Thames River

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Thames River (Connecticut) → cityOnRiver → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

subject linked to: Thames River

Pequot Plantation → developedInto → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Pequot Plantation → originalNameOf → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Pequot Plantation → presentDayLocation → New London, Connecticut, United States ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Mitchell College → city → New London ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Garde Arts Center → location → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Fort Trumbull State Park → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Fort Trumbull State Park → nearestCity → New London ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

New London Historic District → locatedIn → New London ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

New London Historic District → partOf → city of New London ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Lyman Allyn Art Museum → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Lyman Allyn Art Museum → locatedInCity → New London ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Custom House Maritime Museum → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Custom House Maritime Museum → city → New London ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

Connecticut College → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

Connecticut College → city → New London ⓘ

linked to: New London, Connecticut

New London harbor → locatedIn → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

William Ledyard → placeOfActivity → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

subject linked to: William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold

William Ledyard → associatedWith → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

subject linked to: William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold

James O'Neill → residence → New London, Connecticut ⓘ

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