West Battery
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West Battery was the original coastal fortification in New York Harbor that was later expanded and renamed Castle Clinton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Battery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9221537 — 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: West Battery Context triple: [Castle Clinton, hasFormerName, West Battery]
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A.
White Point Battery
White Point Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification and landmark located at the southern tip of the Charleston peninsula in South Carolina.
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B.
Harding’s Battery
Harding’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery at Europa Point in Gibraltar, built to defend the strategically important entrance to the Mediterranean.
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C.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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D.
Peaks Island Battery Steele
Peaks Island Battery Steele is a historic World War II coastal defense fortification on Peaks Island in Maine, known for its massive concrete gun emplacements and extensive underground tunnels.
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E.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
- 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: West Battery Target entity description: West Battery was the original coastal fortification in New York Harbor that was later expanded and renamed Castle Clinton.
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A.
White Point Battery
White Point Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification and landmark located at the southern tip of the Charleston peninsula in South Carolina.
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B.
Harding’s Battery
Harding’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery at Europa Point in Gibraltar, built to defend the strategically important entrance to the Mediterranean.
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C.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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D.
Peaks Island Battery Steele
Peaks Island Battery Steele is a historic World War II coastal defense fortification on Peaks Island in Maine, known for its massive concrete gun emplacements and extensive underground tunnels.
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E.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| builtDuring | run-up to the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| category | Former military fortifications in New York City ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 19th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| expandedInto | Castle Clinton ⓘ |
| function |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cannon emplacements
ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasLaterName | Castle Clinton ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular fortification ⓘ |
| heritageSuccessor |
Castle Clinton National Monument
ⓘ
linked to:
Castle Clinton
|
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York Harbor ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear | southern tip of Manhattan Island ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Battery Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Battery Park, Manhattan
|
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its position on the west side of the Battery ⓘ |
| overlooks | Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States coastal fortification system
ⓘ
harbor defenses of New York City ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Castle Clinton ⓘ |
| status | no longer used as a fortification ⓘ |
| usedFor | protection of New York Harbor ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Battery Description of subject: West Battery was the original coastal fortification in New York Harbor that was later expanded and renamed Castle Clinton.
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