Houlton Plantation
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Houlton Plantation was the early organized settlement that later developed into the town of Houlton in Aroostook County, Maine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Houlton Plantation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8787594 — 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: Houlton Plantation Context triple: [Houlton, Maine, foundedAs, Houlton Plantation]
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A.
Barrington Plantation
Barrington Plantation is a living history farm and historic site in Texas that interprets mid-19th-century plantation life and the home of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas.
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B.
Landsford Plantation
Landsford Plantation was a historic Southern plantation estate in South Carolina associated with Revolutionary War officer and statesman William R. Davie.
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C.
Priestley Plantation
Priestley Plantation was a Southern plantation estate that served as the birthplace of influential American architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
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D.
Rippavilla Plantation
Rippavilla Plantation is a historic antebellum estate and former cotton plantation in Spring Hill, Tennessee, noted for its Civil War history and preserved mansion.
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E.
Chinqua-Penn Plantation
Chinqua-Penn Plantation is a historic estate and former country home in Rockingham County, North Carolina, known for its distinctive architecture, landscaped grounds, and role as a regional cultural landmark.
- 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: Houlton Plantation Target entity description: Houlton Plantation was the early organized settlement that later developed into the town of Houlton in Aroostook County, Maine.
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A.
Barrington Plantation
Barrington Plantation is a living history farm and historic site in Texas that interprets mid-19th-century plantation life and the home of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas.
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B.
Landsford Plantation
Landsford Plantation was a historic Southern plantation estate in South Carolina associated with Revolutionary War officer and statesman William R. Davie.
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C.
Priestley Plantation
Priestley Plantation was a Southern plantation estate that served as the birthplace of influential American architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
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D.
Rippavilla Plantation
Rippavilla Plantation is a historic antebellum estate and former cotton plantation in Spring Hill, Tennessee, noted for its Civil War history and preserved mansion.
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E.
Chinqua-Penn Plantation
Chinqua-Penn Plantation is a historic estate and former country home in Rockingham County, North Carolina, known for its distinctive architecture, landscaped grounds, and role as a regional cultural landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former plantation
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historic settlement ⓘ |
| administrativePrecursorOf | municipality of Houlton, Maine ⓘ |
| borderProximity | near Canada–United States border ⓘ |
| category |
Former populated places in Aroostook County, Maine
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Predecessor settlements of towns in Maine ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| developedInto | Houlton, Maine ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion | northern Maine ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for early settler or family ‘Houlton’ (historical usage) ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Houlton, Maine ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
local administrative unit prior to town incorporation
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organized rural community ⓘ |
| historicalLocationType | plantation (Maine local government unit) ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aroostook County
ⓘ
linked to:
Aroostook County, Maine
Maine ⓘ New England ⓘ Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aroostook County local government history
ⓘ
Town of Houlton (historical development) ⓘ |
| precedes | incorporation of Houlton as a town ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | early organized settlement of what became Houlton, Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Houlton Plantation Description of subject: Houlton Plantation was the early organized settlement that later developed into the town of Houlton in Aroostook County, Maine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.