Fort Slocum
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Fort Slocum is a former U.S. military installation that served as a coastal defense and later training and administrative post, now preserved as part of a historic park system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Slocum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7781171 — 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 Slocum Context triple: [Fort Circle Parks, hasPart, Fort Slocum]
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A.
Fort Scammel
Fort Scammel is a historic coastal defense fortification located on House Island in Portland Harbor, Maine, built in the early 19th century to protect the harbor and its shipping channels.
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B.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
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C.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a historic Union Army earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built to protect the capital during the American Civil War and now preserved as part of Rock Creek Park.
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D.
Fort Totten
Fort Totten is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., known for its proximity to the large Fort Totten Metro station and the historic Civil War-era fort site.
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E.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
- 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 Slocum Target entity description: Fort Slocum is a former U.S. military installation that served as a coastal defense and later training and administrative post, now preserved as part of a historic park system.
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A.
Fort Scammel
Fort Scammel is a historic coastal defense fortification located on House Island in Portland Harbor, Maine, built in the early 19th century to protect the harbor and its shipping channels.
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B.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
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C.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a historic Union Army earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built to protect the capital during the American Civil War and now preserved as part of Rock Creek Park.
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D.
Fort Totten
Fort Totten is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., known for its proximity to the large Fort Totten Metro station and the historic Civil War-era fort site.
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E.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defense fort
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former military installation ⓘ |
| category |
coastal fortifications in the United States
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former United States Army installations ⓘ historic military sites in the United States ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| currentUse |
heritage preservation
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historic park ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
decommissioned
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no longer active military post ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInPeriod |
administrative post
ⓘ
coastal defense post ⓘ training post ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administration buildings
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barracks ⓘ coastal artillery batteries ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic military site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInTimeZone | North American time zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | an island or coastal area ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. coastal defense system
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historic park system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative functions
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coastal defense ⓘ military training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Slocum Description of subject: Fort Slocum is a former U.S. military installation that served as a coastal defense and later training and administrative post, now preserved as part of a historic park system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.