Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal
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The Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic canal lock in Griggstown, New Jersey, that once helped regulate boat traffic and water levels along this 19th-century transportation waterway.
All labels observed (1)
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| Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9188070 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Context triple: [Griggstown Causeway, near, Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal]
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Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal
Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic canal lock and engineering structure that once facilitated boat traffic along the Delaware and Raritan Canal and now serves as a notable heritage and recreational site.
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Erie Canal Lock E-7
Erie Canal Lock E-7 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, helping vessels transition between different water levels near the canal’s eastern terminus.
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Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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Jones Falls Locks
Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
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E.
Erie Canal Lock 17
Erie Canal Lock 17 is a historic and still-operational lock on the Erie Canal notable for its high lift and engineering significance near Little Falls, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Target entity description: The Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic canal lock in Griggstown, New Jersey, that once helped regulate boat traffic and water levels along this 19th-century transportation waterway.
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A.
Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal
Kingston Lock on the Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic canal lock and engineering structure that once facilitated boat traffic along the Delaware and Raritan Canal and now serves as a notable heritage and recreational site.
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B.
Erie Canal Lock E-7
Erie Canal Lock E-7 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, helping vessels transition between different water levels near the canal’s eastern terminus.
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C.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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D.
Jones Falls Locks
Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
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E.
Erie Canal Lock 17
Erie Canal Lock 17 is a historic and still-operational lock on the Erie Canal notable for its high lift and engineering significance near Little Falls, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park ⓘ |
| category |
Delaware and Raritan Canal infrastructure
ⓘ
Locks on canals in New Jersey ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| function | raising and lowering boats between canal reaches ⓘ |
| hasPart |
control mechanisms
ⓘ
lock chamber ⓘ lock gates ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic canal structure ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Griggstown, New Jersey
ⓘ
New Jersey ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
Somerset County, New Jersey ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedOnWaterway | Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Griggstown ⓘ |
| partOf | Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ |
| significance | part of a 19th-century transportation waterway ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
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| transportationType | inland waterway transportation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
controlling water levels
ⓘ
enabling navigation on the Delaware and Raritan Canal ⓘ regulating boat traffic ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Description of subject: The Griggstown lock of the Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic canal lock in Griggstown, New Jersey, that once helped regulate boat traffic and water levels along this 19th-century transportation waterway.
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