Alder Creek
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Alder Creek is a site in the Sierra Nevada of California historically known as one of the main encampments of the ill-fated Donner Party during the winter of 1846–1847.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alder Creek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5297071 — 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: Alder Creek Context triple: [Donner Party, campLocation, Alder Creek]
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A.
Issaquah Creek
Issaquah Creek is a stream in King County, Washington, known for flowing through the city of Issaquah and supporting important salmon runs in the region.
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B.
Willow Creek
Willow Creek is a stream in California’s Sierra Nevada region that serves as the primary outlet for Bass Lake and flows through Madera County.
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C.
Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek is a stream in New York’s Finger Lakes region that drains a largely rural watershed before emptying into Cayuga Lake.
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D.
Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek is a community in Washington State named after the nearby waterway known for its salmon runs.
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E.
Ichawaynochaway Creek
Ichawaynochaway Creek is a stream in southwestern Georgia that flows through largely rural and ecologically rich landscapes before joining the Flint River.
- 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: Alder Creek Target entity description: Alder Creek is a site in the Sierra Nevada of California historically known as one of the main encampments of the ill-fated Donner Party during the winter of 1846–1847.
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A.
Issaquah Creek
Issaquah Creek is a stream in King County, Washington, known for flowing through the city of Issaquah and supporting important salmon runs in the region.
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B.
Willow Creek
Willow Creek is a stream in California’s Sierra Nevada region that serves as the primary outlet for Bass Lake and flows through Madera County.
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C.
Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek is a stream in New York’s Finger Lakes region that drains a largely rural watershed before emptying into Cayuga Lake.
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D.
Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek is a community in Washington State named after the nearby waterway known for its salmon runs.
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E.
Ichawaynochaway Creek
Ichawaynochaway Creek is a stream in southwestern Georgia that flows through largely rural and ecologically rich landscapes before joining the Flint River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Donner Party ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in California
ⓘ
Donner Party ⓘ Historic sites in California ⓘ History of the Sierra Nevada (United States) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| event | overwintering of part of the Donner Party in 1846–1847 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | site of Donner Party encampment during their ill-fated Sierra Nevada crossing ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | winter of 1846–1847 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sierra Nevada ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | alder trees along the creek ⓘ |
| near | Truckee area ⓘ |
| partOf |
Donner Party sites
ⓘ
linked to:
Donner Memorial State Park
|
| roleInEvent | one of the main encampments of the Donner Party ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| subjectOf |
archaeological investigations of Donner Party camps
ⓘ
historical research on the Donner Party ⓘ |
| timeOfUseAsEncampment |
1846
ⓘ
1847 ⓘ |
| usedAs | encampment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alder Creek Description of subject: Alder Creek is a site in the Sierra Nevada of California historically known as one of the main encampments of the ill-fated Donner Party during the winter of 1846–1847.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.