Fort Wellington
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Fort Wellington is a historic 19th-century British military fortification in Prescott, Ontario, built to defend the St. Lawrence River and now preserved as a National Historic Site of Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Wellington canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6762678 — 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 Wellington Context triple: [Prescott, Ontario, knownFor, Fort Wellington]
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A.
Fort Garry
Fort Garry was a key Hudson’s Bay Company fur-trading post and military fort that became the administrative and commercial center of what is now Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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B.
Fort William
Fort William was a 19th-century American fur trading post on the North Platte River that later became known as Fort Laramie, a key military and commercial hub in the expansion of the American West.
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C.
Fort William
Fort William is a major town in the western Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to Ben Nevis and a popular center for outdoor activities and tourism.
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D.
Fort William
Fort William is a historic British colonial fortress in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, that served as a major military and administrative stronghold during the British Raj.
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E.
Fort William
Fort William is a historic urban area in Thunder Bay, Ontario, known for its origins as a fur trade and transportation hub on Lake Superior.
- 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 Wellington Target entity description: Fort Wellington is a historic 19th-century British military fortification in Prescott, Ontario, built to defend the St. Lawrence River and now preserved as a National Historic Site of Canada.
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A.
Fort Garry
Fort Garry was a key Hudson’s Bay Company fur-trading post and military fort that became the administrative and commercial center of what is now Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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B.
Fort William
Fort William was a 19th-century American fur trading post on the North Platte River that later became known as Fort Laramie, a key military and commercial hub in the expansion of the American West.
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C.
Fort William
Fort William is a major town in the western Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to Ben Nevis and a popular center for outdoor activities and tourism.
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D.
Fort William
Fort William is a historic British colonial fortress in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, that served as a major military and administrative stronghold during the British Raj.
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E.
Fort William
Fort William is a historic urban area in Thunder Bay, Ontario, known for its origins as a fur trade and transportation hub on Lake Superior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military fort
ⓘ
National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ historic military fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century British military fortification ⓘ |
| category | star fort ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1812 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ |
| hasNationalHistoricSitePlaque | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
blockhouse ⓘ dry ditch ⓘ earthen ramparts ⓘ guardhouse ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| locatedIn | Prescott, Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Leeds and Grenville United Counties
ⓘ
linked to:
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
St. Lawrence River
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Lawrence River
|
| locatedOpposite | Ogdensburg, New York ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
St. Lawrence River
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Lawrence River
|
| offers |
guided tours
ⓘ
living history demonstrations ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| preservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
defend the St. Lawrence River
ⓘ
protect shipping on the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| rebuiltInPeriod | 1830s ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Ontario ⓘ |
| significance |
example of British military engineering in Canada
ⓘ
part of the defence system of the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| significantEvent | defence of the St. Lawrence River frontier ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Rebellions of 1837–1838
ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Wellington Description of subject: Fort Wellington is a historic 19th-century British military fortification in Prescott, Ontario, built to defend the St. Lawrence River and now preserved as a National Historic Site of Canada.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.