Prairie du Rocher
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Prairie du Rocher is a historic French colonial village in present-day Illinois, known as one of the oldest European settlements in the Mississippi River Valley and for its proximity to Fort de Chartres.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairie du Rocher canonical | 2 |
| Prairie du Rocher, Illinois | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9990801 — 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: Prairie du Rocher Context triple: [Illinois Country, importantSettlement, Prairie du Rocher]
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A.
Bellefontaine
Bellefontaine is a French-origin surname borne by various individuals, including Benedict Bellefontaine.
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B.
Town of LaSalle
The Town of LaSalle is a suburban municipality in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the Detroit River just south of Windsor.
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C.
Vincennes
Vincennes is a historic commune just east of Paris, France, known for its medieval Château de Vincennes and long-standing royal connections.
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D.
Bellerive
Bellerive is a locality within the Swiss municipality of Collonge-Bellerive, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva near Geneva.
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E.
Bellerive
Bellerive is a riverside suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its scenic waterfront and the Bellerive Oval cricket ground.
- 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: Prairie du Rocher Target entity description: Prairie du Rocher is a historic French colonial village in present-day Illinois, known as one of the oldest European settlements in the Mississippi River Valley and for its proximity to Fort de Chartres.
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A.
Bellefontaine
Bellefontaine is a French-origin surname borne by various individuals, including Benedict Bellefontaine.
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B.
Town of LaSalle
The Town of LaSalle is a suburban municipality in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the Detroit River just south of Windsor.
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C.
Vincennes
Vincennes is a historic commune just east of Paris, France, known for its medieval Château de Vincennes and long-standing royal connections.
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D.
Bellerive
Bellerive is a locality within the Swiss municipality of Collonge-Bellerive, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva near Geneva.
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E.
Bellerive
Bellerive is a riverside suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its scenic waterfront and the Bellerive Oval cricket ground.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| areaCode | 618 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countySeatOf | none ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 400 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
French colonists
ⓘ
Philippe François de Rastel de Rocheblave ⓘ |
| governmentType | village board ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Fort de Chartres Rendezvous association
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Chartres
La Guiannée ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
French Creole culture
ⓘ
French colonial architecture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Prairie du Rocher Historic District ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Fort de Chartres State Historic Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort de Chartres
Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places district ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
French colonial settlement in the Mississippi Valley
ⓘ
incorporation into the United States after the American Revolution ⓘ transfer from France to Great Britain after the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory | Illinois Country ⓘ |
| inception | 1722 ⓘ |
| languageOfFoundingCommunity | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Randolph County, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
American Bottom
ⓘ
linked to:
American Bottom region
Mississippi River Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Mississippi River valley
|
| locatedNear |
Chester, Illinois
ⓘ
Fort de Chartres ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ Modoc, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River floodplain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | prairie at the base of the bluffs (rocher) along the Mississippi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest European settlements in the Mississippi River Valley
ⓘ
preserved French colonial street pattern ⓘ proximity to Fort de Chartres ⓘ |
| partOf |
French colonial Illinois Country
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois Country
Upper Louisiana ⓘ |
| postalCode | 62277 ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | village in Randolph County, Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | Illinois Route 155 nearby ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prairie du Rocher Description of subject: Prairie du Rocher is a historic French colonial village in present-day Illinois, known as one of the oldest European settlements in the Mississippi River Valley and for its proximity to Fort de Chartres.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Prairie du Rocher
linked to: Prairie du Rocher