St. Maries
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St. Maries is the historical name for what became St. Mary's City, the first permanent English settlement and colonial capital in Maryland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Maries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7545593 — 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: St. Maries Context triple: [St. Mary's City, Maryland, originalName, St. Maries]
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A.
Colusa
Colusa is a small agricultural city in California’s Sacramento Valley, known for its historic downtown and proximity to the Sacramento River.
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B.
Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene is a resort city in northern Idaho known for its scenic lake, outdoor recreation, and role as a regional tourism and economic hub.
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C.
Twin Falls
Twin Falls is a spectacular multi-tiered waterfall and popular natural attraction located within Kakadu National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory.
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D.
Sandpoint
Sandpoint is a small resort and arts town in northern Idaho known for its scenic location on Lake Pend Oreille and proximity to the Schweitzer Mountain ski area.
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E.
Creston
Creston is a small rural community in California known for its ranching heritage and proximity to the wine-producing regions of San Luis Obispo County.
- 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: St. Maries Target entity description: St. Maries is the historical name for what became St. Mary's City, the first permanent English settlement and colonial capital in Maryland.
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A.
Colusa
Colusa is a small agricultural city in California’s Sacramento Valley, known for its historic downtown and proximity to the Sacramento River.
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B.
Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene is a resort city in northern Idaho known for its scenic lake, outdoor recreation, and role as a regional tourism and economic hub.
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C.
Twin Falls
Twin Falls is a spectacular multi-tiered waterfall and popular natural attraction located within Kakadu National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory.
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D.
Sandpoint
Sandpoint is a small resort and arts town in northern Idaho known for its scenic location on Lake Pend Oreille and proximity to the Schweitzer Mountain ski area.
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E.
Creston
Creston is a small rural community in California known for its ranching heritage and proximity to the wine-producing regions of San Luis Obispo County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colonial capital
ⓘ
historical settlement ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Province of Maryland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
English colonists
ⓘ
Leonard Calvert ⓘ |
| foundedUnderCharterOf |
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
ⓘ
linked to:
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
Lord Baltimore ⓘ
linked to:
Baron Baltimore
|
| governedBy | proprietary government of Maryland ⓘ |
| hasColonialPower | England ⓘ |
| hasColonialStatus | capital of proprietary colony ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName |
St. Mary’s City
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Mary's City, Maryland
|
| hasFoundingContext | establishment of Maryland as a haven for English Catholics ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfColonialAdministration | English ⓘ |
| hasModernSite | historic area of St. Mary’s City, Maryland ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorSettlement |
St. Mary’s City
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Mary's City, Maryland
|
| hasTypeOfSettlement | port town ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site (de facto) ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early center of religious toleration in Maryland
ⓘ
early seat of government of Maryland ⓘ |
| isFirstPermanentEnglishSettlementIn | Maryland ⓘ |
| isHistoricalNameOf |
St. Mary’s City
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Mary's City, Maryland
|
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Province of Maryland ⓘ St. Mary’s County, Maryland ⓘ
linked to:
St. Mary's County, Maryland
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
St. Mary’s River ⓘ
linked to:
St. Marys River
|
| namedAfter |
Mary, mother of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
Queen Henrietta Maria of France ⓘ
linked to:
Henrietta Maria of France
|
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
English colonial America ⓘ
linked to:
British America
|
| religiousSignificance | center of early Catholic settlement in English America ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Maries Description of subject: St. Maries is the historical name for what became St. Mary's City, the first permanent English settlement and colonial capital in Maryland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.