Fort Mellon
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Fort Mellon was a 19th-century U.S. Army fort in Florida that played a significant role during the Second Seminole War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Mellon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8383260 — 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 Mellon Context triple: [Fort Mellon engagements, location, Fort Mellon]
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A.
Elizabeth Park
Elizabeth Park is a historic public park in the Hartford, Connecticut area, best known for its extensive rose gardens and picturesque landscaped grounds.
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B.
Fort Washington State Park
Fort Washington State Park is a Pennsylvania state park known for its Revolutionary War history, wooded hiking trails, and scenic views in suburban Montgomery County.
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C.
Mill Point Park
Mill Point Park is a public recreational area in Spring Lake, Michigan, offering waterfront access, green space, and outdoor amenities for community use.
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D.
Fairmount hill
Fairmount Hill is a notable elevated area that lends its name to the surrounding Fairmount neighborhood.
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E.
Gun Hill
Gun Hill is a popular scenic viewpoint in Mussoorie, India, known for its panoramic Himalayan vistas and accessible cable car ride.
- 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 Mellon Target entity description: Fort Mellon was a 19th-century U.S. Army fort in Florida that played a significant role during the Second Seminole War.
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A.
Elizabeth Park
Elizabeth Park is a historic public park in the Hartford, Connecticut area, best known for its extensive rose gardens and picturesque landscaped grounds.
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B.
Fort Washington State Park
Fort Washington State Park is a Pennsylvania state park known for its Revolutionary War history, wooded hiking trails, and scenic views in suburban Montgomery County.
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C.
Mill Point Park
Mill Point Park is a public recreational area in Spring Lake, Michigan, offering waterfront access, green space, and outdoor amenities for community use.
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D.
Fairmount hill
Fairmount Hill is a notable elevated area that lends its name to the surrounding Fairmount neighborhood.
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E.
Gun Hill
Gun Hill is a popular scenic viewpoint in Mussoorie, India, known for its panoramic Himalayan vistas and accessible cable car ride.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second Seminole War site
ⓘ
U.S. Army post ⓘ military fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Seminole people
ⓘ
linked to:
Seminole
U.S. Indian removal policy ⓘ |
| builtFor | campaigns against the Seminole people ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century forts in the United States
ⓘ
Forts in Florida ⓘ Second Seminole War forts ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Seminole War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | U.S. Army troops ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | near the St. Johns River system ⓘ |
| hasNearbyModernLocation | present-day Sanford, Florida ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site location in Sanford, Florida ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Sanford, Florida area ⓘ
linked to:
Sanford, Florida
central Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Central Florida
|
| locatedOn | southern shore of Lake Monroe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Captain Charles Mellon ⓘ |
| namedFor | Captain Charles Mellon ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. military frontier fort system in Florida
ⓘ
U.S. military presence in Florida during the 1830s and 1840s ⓘ |
| precededBy | Camp Monroe ⓘ |
| replaced | Camp Monroe ⓘ |
| significance |
important U.S. Army supply base during the Second Seminole War
ⓘ
staging point for military operations against Seminole forces ⓘ |
| status | no longer standing ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Second Seminole War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive position
ⓘ
supply depot ⓘ troop staging area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Mellon Description of subject: Fort Mellon was a 19th-century U.S. Army fort in Florida that played a significant role during the Second Seminole War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.