Fort Barrancas
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Fort Barrancas is a historic coastal defense fortification located within Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, notable for its role in U.S. military history and 19th-century masonry architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Barrancas canonical | 6 |
| Advanced Redoubt of Fort Barrancas (nearby defense system) | 1 |
| Fort Barrancas (Third System reconstruction) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T630737 — 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 Barrancas Context triple: [Pensacola, Florida, hasLandmark, Fort Barrancas]
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A.
Fort Jefferson
Fort Jefferson is a massive 19th-century coastal fortress located on Garden Key in the remote Dry Tortugas of Florida, known as one of the largest brick masonry structures in the Western Hemisphere.
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B.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.
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C.
Fort Saint-Nicolas
Fort Saint-Nicolas is a historic 17th-century military fortress in Marseille, France, built to protect the city and its harbor and now recognized as a significant cultural monument.
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D.
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a coastal fortification in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, best known as the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861.
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E.
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
- 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 Barrancas Target entity description: Fort Barrancas is a historic coastal defense fortification located within Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, notable for its role in U.S. military history and 19th-century masonry architecture.
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A.
Fort Jefferson
Fort Jefferson is a massive 19th-century coastal fortress located on Garden Key in the remote Dry Tortugas of Florida, known as one of the largest brick masonry structures in the Western Hemisphere.
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B.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.
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C.
Fort Saint-Nicolas
Fort Saint-Nicolas is a historic 17th-century military fortress in Marseille, France, built to protect the city and its harbor and now recognized as a significant cultural monument.
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D.
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a coastal fortification in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, best known as the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861.
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E.
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century masonry fortification
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coastal defense fortification ⓘ historic fort ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fort San Carlos de Barrancas site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Third System coastal fortification
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linked to:
Third System of US seacoast defense
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| builtFor | United States Army ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Florida
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Historic American Buildings Survey in Florida ⓘ Military facilities in Florida ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Army
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| function |
coastal artillery position
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harbor defense ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate forces during American Civil War (for part of the war)
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Union forces during American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bastioned masonry fort
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redoubt ⓘ water battery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
casemated gun positions
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drawbridge ⓘ dry moat ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Pensacola Pass ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Escambia County, Florida
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Florida ⓘ Naval Air Station Pensacola ⓘ Pensacola ⓘ
linked to:
Pensacola, Florida
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| locatedOn |
Gulf Coast of the United States
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Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material |
brick masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| near |
Fort McRee (historic site)
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linked to:
Fort McRee
Fort Pickens ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | entrance to Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Gulf Islands National Seashore ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of 19th-century U.S. coastal defenses
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site of early Civil War actions at Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| situatedWithin | Naval Air Station Pensacola ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
19th century
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American Civil War ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Barrancas Description of subject: Fort Barrancas is a historic coastal defense fortification located within Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, notable for its role in U.S. military history and 19th-century masonry architecture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Barrancas
Santa Rosa Island, Florida
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hasLandmark
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Advanced Redoubt of Fort Barrancas (nearby defense system)
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linked to: Fort Barrancas