Fifth Maine Regiment Museum
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The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a historic Civil War-era museum and former veterans’ meeting hall located on Peaks Island in Portland, Maine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fifth Maine Regiment Museum canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7855498 — 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: Fifth Maine Regiment Museum Context triple: [Peaks Island, hasLandmark, Fifth Maine Regiment Museum]
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A.
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum is a historic house museum in Brunswick, Maine, dedicated to the life and legacy of Civil War hero, scholar, and Maine governor Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
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B.
20th Maine Infantry monument
The 20th Maine Infantry monument is a commemorative Civil War memorial honoring Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain’s regiment for its pivotal defense of the Union left flank at Gettysburg.
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C.
Maine State Museum
The Maine State Museum is the official state museum of Maine, showcasing the state's natural history, cultural heritage, and industrial past through extensive exhibits and collections.
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D.
Museum at Portland Head Light
The Museum at Portland Head Light is a historic maritime museum in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, featuring exhibits on lighthouse history, shipwrecks, and the region’s coastal heritage.
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E.
Maine Maritime Museum (Bath)
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath is a waterfront museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting Maine’s maritime heritage, including shipbuilding, seafaring, and coastal culture.
- 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: Fifth Maine Regiment Museum Target entity description: The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a historic Civil War-era museum and former veterans’ meeting hall located on Peaks Island in Portland, Maine.
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A.
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum is a historic house museum in Brunswick, Maine, dedicated to the life and legacy of Civil War hero, scholar, and Maine governor Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
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B.
20th Maine Infantry monument
The 20th Maine Infantry monument is a commemorative Civil War memorial honoring Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain’s regiment for its pivotal defense of the Union left flank at Gettysburg.
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C.
Maine State Museum
The Maine State Museum is the official state museum of Maine, showcasing the state's natural history, cultural heritage, and industrial past through extensive exhibits and collections.
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D.
Museum at Portland Head Light
The Museum at Portland Head Light is a historic maritime museum in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, featuring exhibits on lighthouse history, shipwrecks, and the region’s coastal heritage.
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E.
Maine Maritime Museum (Bath)
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath is a waterfront museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting Maine’s maritime heritage, including shipbuilding, seafaring, and coastal culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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history museum ⓘ veterans’ hall ⓘ war museum ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | ferry from Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War museums in the United States
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Buildings and structures in Portland, Maine ⓘ Military and war museums in Maine ⓘ Museums in Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Civil War artifacts
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Civil War documents ⓘ Civil War photographs ⓘ veterans’ memorabilia ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
meeting space
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museum exhibits ⓘ porch overlooking Casco Bay ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Civil War regimental flags
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commemorative plaques ⓘ view of Portland harbor ⓘ wraparound porch ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
contributing property in a historic district
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1888 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland County, Maine
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Maine ⓘ Peaks Island ⓘ Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Portland, Maine waterfront
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linked to:
Portland, Maine, United States
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| locatedOn | Casco Bay ⓘ |
| name | Fifth Maine Regiment Museum ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
memorial hall
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veterans’ meeting hall ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | typically open in summer months ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Civil War history publications
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local heritage tourism guides ⓘ |
| topic |
American Civil War
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history of the 5th Maine Regiment ⓘ local history of Peaks Island ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Fifth Maine Regiment Museum Description of subject: The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a historic Civil War-era museum and former veterans’ meeting hall located on Peaks Island in Portland, Maine.
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