Fort Defiance, North Carolina
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Fort Defiance, North Carolina is a historic plantation home and estate in Caldwell County that served as the residence of Revolutionary War officer and statesman William Lenoir.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Defiance, North Carolina canonical | 2 |
| Fort Defiance (Lenoir’s home) historic site | 1 |
| Fort Defiance (North Carolina) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7716659 — 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 Defiance, North Carolina Context triple: [William Lenoir, placeOfBurial, Fort Defiance, North Carolina]
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A.
Fort Blount
Fort Blount was a late 18th-century frontier fort and settlement that served as a key defensive and logistical outpost in what is now Tennessee.
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B.
Fort Caswell
Fort Caswell is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification in North Carolina that served as a key military defense site through multiple American conflicts.
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C.
Fort Anderson
Fort Anderson is a historic Civil War–era Confederate fortification and archaeological site located along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.
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D.
Fort McRee
Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
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E.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Kings Mountain, North Carolina is a small city in Cleveland and Gaston counties known for its proximity to historic Revolutionary War sites and scenic state parks in the Piedmont region.
- 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 Defiance, North Carolina Target entity description: Fort Defiance, North Carolina is a historic plantation home and estate in Caldwell County that served as the residence of Revolutionary War officer and statesman William Lenoir.
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A.
Fort Blount
Fort Blount was a late 18th-century frontier fort and settlement that served as a key defensive and logistical outpost in what is now Tennessee.
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B.
Fort Caswell
Fort Caswell is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification in North Carolina that served as a key military defense site through multiple American conflicts.
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C.
Fort Anderson
Fort Anderson is a historic Civil War–era Confederate fortification and archaeological site located along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.
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D.
Fort McRee
Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
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E.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Kings Mountain, North Carolina is a small city in Cleveland and Gaston counties known for its proximity to historic Revolutionary War sites and scenic state parks in the Piedmont region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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historic site ⓘ plantation house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Revolutionary War era frontier settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithField |
Revolutionary War history
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early American politics ⓘ |
| builtFor | William Lenoir ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1788–1792 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateAddedToNRHP | June 24, 1970 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Fort Defiance Plantation
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linked to:
Fort Defiance plantation
|
| hasArea | approximately 5 acres ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historic house museums in North Carolina
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina ⓘ Museums in Caldwell County, North Carolina ⓘ Plantation houses in North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
18th-century artifacts
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19th-century artifacts ⓘ Lenoir family furnishings ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial | frame ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gable roof
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one-story shed porch ⓘ rear ell ⓘ |
| hasFunction | historic house museum ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Yadkin River ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
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linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caldwell County, North Carolina
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Happy Valley, North Carolina ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Yadkin River Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Yadkin River
|
| namedAfter | Fort Defiance (Revolutionary War fortification) ⓘ |
| nrhpReferenceNumber | 70000447 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Fort Defiance, Inc. ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier frontier fort named Fort Defiance ⓘ |
| significantPerson | William Lenoir ⓘ |
| usedAsResidenceBy |
Lenoir family
ⓘ
William Lenoir ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1792 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort Defiance, North Carolina Description of subject: Fort Defiance, North Carolina is a historic plantation home and estate in Caldwell County that served as the residence of Revolutionary War officer and statesman William Lenoir.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Defiance, North Carolina
subject linked to:
General William Lenoir
linked to: Fort Defiance, North Carolina