Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

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historic district national historic site protected area

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century fur trading post and military fort along the Columbia River that interprets the region’s Hudson’s Bay Company and U.S. Army history.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Vancouver	19
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site canonical	7
Fort Vancouver (Hudson’s Bay Company fur trading post site)	1
Fort Vancouver National Historic Reserve	1
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center	1
Hudson's Bay Company trading post	1
Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Vancouver (as regional center of power)	1
Vancouver National Historic Reserve	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T516023 — 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 Vancouver National Historic Site
Context triple: [Clark County, Washington, hasLandmark, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site]

A. Fraser Canyon
Fraser Canyon is a dramatic, steep-walled river gorge in British Columbia, Canada, historically significant as a major corridor for transportation, settlement, and resource extraction.
B. Killbear Provincial Park
Killbear Provincial Park is a popular Ontario park on Georgian Bay known for its rocky shorelines, sandy beaches, and scenic camping and hiking opportunities.
C. Sandbanks Provincial Park
Sandbanks Provincial Park is a popular Ontario park on Lake Ontario’s shores, renowned for its expansive sandy beaches and impressive sand dune formations.
D. Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada is a small historic town in southern Alberta known for its early North-West Mounted Police fort and as the birthplace of singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.
E. Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
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 Vancouver National Historic Site
Target entity description: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century fur trading post and military fort along the Columbia River that interprets the region’s Hudson’s Bay Company and U.S. Army history.

A. Fraser Canyon
Fraser Canyon is a dramatic, steep-walled river gorge in British Columbia, Canada, historically significant as a major corridor for transportation, settlement, and resource extraction.
B. Killbear Provincial Park
Killbear Provincial Park is a popular Ontario park on Georgian Bay known for its rocky shorelines, sandy beaches, and scenic camping and hiking opportunities.
C. Sandbanks Provincial Park
Sandbanks Provincial Park is a popular Ontario park on Lake Ontario’s shores, renowned for its expansive sandy beaches and impressive sand dune formations.
D. Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada is a small historic town in southern Alberta known for its early North-West Mounted Police fort and as the birthplace of singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.
E. Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district ⓘ national historic site ⓘ protected area ⓘ
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	October 15, 1966 ⓘ
area	approximately 207 acres ⓘ
associatedWith	British Empire in North America ⓘ linked to: British America Columbia River ⓘ Oregon Country history ⓘ U.S. Army Department of the Columbia ⓘ
category	Fur trade in the United States ⓘ Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington ⓘ National Historic Sites in Washington ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
established	June 19, 1948 ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ
hasPart	McLoughlin House Unit ⓘ Pearson Air Museum ⓘ U.S. Army Vancouver Barracks ⓘ reconstructed Hudson’s Bay Company fort ⓘ
hasReconstructedFeature	bastions ⓘ blacksmith shop ⓘ chief factor’s house ⓘ fur store ⓘ palisade walls ⓘ
interpretsHistoryOf	19th-century frontier life ⓘ Hudson’s Bay Company ⓘ linked to: Hudson's Bay Company Pacific Northwest fur trade ⓘ U.S. Army ⓘ linked to: United States Army
locatedIn	Clark County, Washington ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America Vancouver, Washington ⓘ Washington State ⓘ linked to: Washington
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOn	north bank of the Columbia River ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
namedAfter	Fort Vancouver ⓘ linked to: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
nearestCity	Vancouver, Washington ⓘ
offers	guided tours ⓘ living history demonstrations ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	U.S. National Park Service ⓘ linked to: National Park Service
originalFunction	fur trading post ⓘ military fort ⓘ
partOf	National Park System ⓘ linked to: United States National Park System
periodOfSignificance	19th century ⓘ
state	Washington ⓘ

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