Star Fort at Ninety Six
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The Star Fort at Ninety Six is a well-preserved, star-shaped Revolutionary War earthwork in Ninety Six, South Carolina, notable as the focal point of a major 1781 siege between Patriot and British forces.
All labels observed (1)
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| Star Fort at Ninety Six canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6637969 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Star Fort at Ninety Six Context triple: [Siege of Ninety Six, fortification, Star Fort at Ninety Six]
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A.
Fort Beaufort
Fort Beaufort is a historic town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, known for its role as a British military outpost during the 19th-century frontier wars.
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B.
Gates Fort
Gates Fort is a small historic coastal fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to guard the entrance to St. George’s Harbour.
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C.
Fort Moultrie
Fort Moultrie is a historic coastal defense fort on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, that played a key role in American military history from the Revolutionary War through World War II.
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D.
Fort De Soto
Fort De Soto is a historic coastal fortification in Florida that once served as a U.S. military defense installation and now forms the centerpiece of a popular county park.
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E.
Fort St. Simons
Fort St. Simons was a British colonial fortification on St. Simons Island, Georgia, that played a strategic role in the defense of the colony during conflicts with Spanish forces in the 18th century.
- 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: Star Fort at Ninety Six Target entity description: The Star Fort at Ninety Six is a well-preserved, star-shaped Revolutionary War earthwork in Ninety Six, South Carolina, notable as the focal point of a major 1781 siege between Patriot and British forces.
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A.
Fort Beaufort
Fort Beaufort is a historic town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, known for its role as a British military outpost during the 19th-century frontier wars.
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B.
Gates Fort
Gates Fort is a small historic coastal fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to guard the entrance to St. George’s Harbour.
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C.
Fort Moultrie
Fort Moultrie is a historic coastal defense fort on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, that played a key role in American military history from the Revolutionary War through World War II.
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D.
Fort De Soto
Fort De Soto is a historic coastal fortification in Florida that once served as a U.S. military defense installation and now forms the centerpiece of a popular county park.
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E.
Fort St. Simons
Fort St. Simons was a British colonial fortification on St. Simons Island, Georgia, that played a strategic role in the defense of the colony during conflicts with Spanish forces in the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War fortification
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earthwork fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Loyalist garrison
ⓘ
Continental Army and Patriot militia ⓘ
linked to:
Continental Army
|
| battleType | siege works ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Patriot forces during the Siege of Ninety Six (1781) ⓘ |
| category |
Military forts in South Carolina
ⓘ
Revolutionary War sites in South Carolina ⓘ |
| constructionType | field fortification ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British forces during the Siege of Ninety Six (1781) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | Colonial America ⓘ |
| function | military defense ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
earthen parapet
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multiple projecting bastions ⓘ surrounding ditch ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a U.S. National Historic Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greenwood County, South Carolina
ⓘ
Ninety Six, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to:
Town of Ninety Six, South Carolina
South Carolina ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| near | historic town site of Ninety Six ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Siege of Ninety Six (1781)
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Ninety Six
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Ninety Six National Historic Site ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| roleInEvent | focal point of the Siege of Ninety Six (1781) ⓘ |
| shape | star-shaped ⓘ |
| significance | important Revolutionary War defensive work in the Southern Campaign ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
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historical interpretation ⓘ |
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Subject: Star Fort at Ninety Six Description of subject: The Star Fort at Ninety Six is a well-preserved, star-shaped Revolutionary War earthwork in Ninety Six, South Carolina, notable as the focal point of a major 1781 siege between Patriot and British forces.
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