Fort Foote
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Fort Foote was a Union earthwork fortification built during the American Civil War to help defend Washington, D.C., particularly by controlling approaches along the Potomac River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Foote canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7586367 — 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 Foote Context triple: [Civil War Defenses of Washington, hasPart, Fort Foote]
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A.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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B.
Fort Henry
Fort Henry is a historic 19th-century British military fortress and popular tourist site located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Fort Henry
Fort Henry was a Confederate stronghold on the Tennessee River whose capture by Union forces in 1862 marked a key early victory in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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D.
Fort Sewall
Fort Sewall is a historic coastal fortification and public park in Marblehead, Massachusetts, notable for its role in early American military defense and its scenic harbor views.
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E.
Fort Finney
Fort Finney was a late 18th-century U.S. military post on the Ohio River that served as a key site for negotiations and treaties with Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory.
- 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 Foote Target entity description: Fort Foote was a Union earthwork fortification built during the American Civil War to help defend Washington, D.C., particularly by controlling approaches along the Potomac River.
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A.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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B.
Fort Henry
Fort Henry is a historic 19th-century British military fortress and popular tourist site located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Fort Henry
Fort Henry was a Confederate stronghold on the Tennessee River whose capture by Union forces in 1862 marked a key early victory in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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D.
Fort Sewall
Fort Sewall is a historic coastal fortification and public park in Marblehead, Massachusetts, notable for its role in early American military defense and its scenic harbor views.
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E.
Fort Finney
Fort Finney was a late 18th-century U.S. military post on the Ohio River that served as a key site for negotiations and treaties with Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War fortification
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Union Army fort ⓘ earthwork fort ⓘ |
| builtBy | Union Army ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War sites in Maryland
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Forts in Maryland ⓘ Potomac River fortifications ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earthworks ⓘ |
| controlled | approaches to Washington, D.C. along the Potomac River ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
public park ⓘ |
| feature |
bombproofs
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heavy artillery emplacements ⓘ magazines ⓘ parapets ⓘ rifle pits ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Union Army troops ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
earthwork embankments
ⓘ
gun platforms ⓘ traces of support structures ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Washington, D.C. skyline ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Prince George's County, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince George’s County, Maryland
United States National Capital Region ⓘ
linked to:
National Capital Region
|
| locatedNear | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Potomac River ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army artillery
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Artillery Corps
|
| namedAfter | Rear Admiral Andrew H. Foote ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Potomac River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Defenses of Washington
ⓘ
ring of fortifications around Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| region | Maryland ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
protection of the Potomac River channel
ⓘ
river defense of the national capital ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Foote Description of subject: Fort Foote was a Union earthwork fortification built during the American Civil War to help defend Washington, D.C., particularly by controlling approaches along the Potomac River.
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