Currituck Beach Lighthouse
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Currituck Beach Lighthouse is a historic, unpainted brick coastal lighthouse in Corolla, North Carolina, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters of the Outer Banks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Currituck Beach Lighthouse canonical | 6 |
| Currituck Beach Light Station | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5656162 — 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: Currituck Beach Lighthouse Context triple: [Outer Banks, contains, Currituck Beach Lighthouse]
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A.
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Lighthouse is a historic, white masonry lighthouse on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, known as one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the United States.
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B.
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Bodie Island Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white banded coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships along the treacherous waters of the Atlantic.
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C.
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a historic, black-and-white diamond-patterned coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships through the treacherous waters of the Cape Lookout Shoals.
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D.
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, notable as one of the earliest federally funded public works in the United States.
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E.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white spiral-striped beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned as one of the tallest and most iconic brick lighthouses in the United States.
- 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: Currituck Beach Lighthouse Target entity description: Currituck Beach Lighthouse is a historic, unpainted brick coastal lighthouse in Corolla, North Carolina, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters of the Outer Banks.
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A.
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Lighthouse is a historic, white masonry lighthouse on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, known as one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the United States.
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B.
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Bodie Island Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white banded coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships along the treacherous waters of the Atlantic.
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C.
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Cape Lookout Lighthouse is a historic, black-and-white diamond-patterned coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships through the treacherous waters of the Cape Lookout Shoals.
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D.
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, notable as one of the earliest federally funded public works in the United States.
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E.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white spiral-striped beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned as one of the tallest and most iconic brick lighthouses in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian-era brick lighthouse ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Graveyard of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| automated | 1939 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Currituck County, North Carolina
ⓘ
Lighthouses in North Carolina ⓘ Tourist attractions in Currituck County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| color | red brick ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1875 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1873 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| exteriorFinish | unpainted brick ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 158 feet ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | true ⓘ |
| hasStairs | true ⓘ |
| height |
162 feet
ⓘ
49 meters ⓘ |
| lanternColor | black ⓘ |
| lensType | Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | 20-second flash ⓘ |
| lightRange | 18 nautical miles ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| location |
Corolla, North Carolina
ⓘ
Currituck County, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to:
Currituck County
Outer Banks ⓘ |
| managedBy | Outer Banks Conservationists, Inc. ⓘ |
| marking | unpainted red brick tower with black lantern ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Corolla ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district contributing property ⓘ |
| numberOfSteps | 220 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Outer Banks Conservationists, Inc. ⓘ |
| originalLens | first-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| originalPowerSource | kerosene lamp ⓘ |
| owner |
Currituck Beach Light Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
|
| partOf |
Currituck Beach Light Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
|
| powerSource | electric light ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide ships along the Outer Banks
ⓘ
to warn ships of the Graveyard of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
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| shape | conical tower ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| waterBody | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1875 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Currituck Beach Lighthouse Description of subject: Currituck Beach Lighthouse is a historic, unpainted brick coastal lighthouse in Corolla, North Carolina, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters of the Outer Banks.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Currituck Beach Lighthouse