Fort Herkimer Church
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Fort Herkimer Church is a historic 18th-century stone church and former fortified structure located in Herkimer, New York, notable for its role in the colonial and Revolutionary War eras.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Herkimer Church canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7908462 — 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 Herkimer Church Context triple: [Herkimer, New York, United States, hasHistoricSite, Fort Herkimer Church]
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A.
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow is a historic 17th-century stone church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed as a setting in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and one of the oldest existing churches in the state.
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B.
Newtown Meeting House
Newtown Meeting House is a historic 18th-century New England meetinghouse in Newtown, Connecticut, notable for its traditional colonial architecture and role as a community gathering place.
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C.
Houghs Neck Congregational Church
Houghs Neck Congregational Church is a historic Christian congregation and church building serving the coastal Houghs Neck neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts.
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D.
Newington Meetinghouse
Newington Meetinghouse is a historic New England town meetinghouse and church in Newington, New Hampshire, notable as one of the region’s early civic and religious centers.
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E.
Old North Church
Old North Church is a replica of Boston’s historic 18th-century church, located within Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.
- 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 Herkimer Church Target entity description: Fort Herkimer Church is a historic 18th-century stone church and former fortified structure located in Herkimer, New York, notable for its role in the colonial and Revolutionary War eras.
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A.
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow is a historic 17th-century stone church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed as a setting in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and one of the oldest existing churches in the state.
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B.
Newtown Meeting House
Newtown Meeting House is a historic 18th-century New England meetinghouse in Newtown, Connecticut, notable for its traditional colonial architecture and role as a community gathering place.
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C.
Houghs Neck Congregational Church
Houghs Neck Congregational Church is a historic Christian congregation and church building serving the coastal Houghs Neck neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts.
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D.
Newington Meetinghouse
Newington Meetinghouse is a historic New England town meetinghouse and church in Newington, New Hampshire, notable as one of the region’s early civic and religious centers.
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E.
Old North Church
Old North Church is a replica of Boston’s historic 18th-century church, located within Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revolutionary War site
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fortified structure ⓘ historic church ⓘ stone church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Palatine German community
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colonial frontier defenses ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | frontier conflicts in the Mohawk Valley ⓘ |
| builtFor | local Palatine German settlers ⓘ |
| category |
Reformed churches in New York
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churches completed in the 18th century ⓘ fortified churches ⓘ military history of New York ⓘ |
| completedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination |
Reformed Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Reformed Church in America
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| functionedAs | refuge for settlers during attacks ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | adjacent churchyard cemetery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlement-like characteristics
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small defensive windows ⓘ thick stone walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south side of the Mohawk River ⓘ |
| location |
Herkimer County, New York
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linked to:
Herkimer County
near German Flatts, New York ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Herkimer ⓘ |
| near | Fort Herkimer ⓘ |
| partOf | Mohawk Valley ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| region |
Upstate New York
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linked to:
Upstate New York (broad sense)
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Dutch Reformed
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linked to:
Dutch Reformed Church
|
| significance | example of dual-use religious and defensive architecture in the Mohawk Valley ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Revolutionary War era
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colonial era ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors as a historic site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
church
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fort ⓘ military post ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Revolutionary War
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French and Indian War ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Herkimer Church Description of subject: Fort Herkimer Church is a historic 18th-century stone church and former fortified structure located in Herkimer, New York, notable for its role in the colonial and Revolutionary War eras.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.