Charter Oak
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Charter Oak was a historic white oak tree in Hartford, Connecticut, famed in American colonial history as the hiding place of Connecticut’s royal charter in 1687.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charter Oak canonical | 6 |
| Charter Oak tree | 1 |
| Treaty Elm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9979287 — 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: Charter Oak Context triple: [Charter Oak Monument, commemorates, Charter Oak]
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A.
Liberty Tree
Liberty Tree was a famous elm in colonial Boston that became a central rallying point and emblem of resistance for American patriots leading up to the Revolutionary War.
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B.
Charter Oak Monument
The Charter Oak Monument is a historic memorial in Hartford, Connecticut, marking the site of the legendary Charter Oak tree where the colony’s royal charter was said to have been hidden in 1687 to resist its confiscation by the English governor.
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C.
Emancipation Oak
Emancipation Oak is a historic live oak tree in Hampton, Virginia, famed as the site where formerly enslaved people first heard the Emancipation Proclamation read in the South.
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D.
Constitution Elm
Constitution Elm is a historic American elm tree in Corydon, Indiana, traditionally associated with the drafting of Indiana’s first state constitution.
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E.
Sheldon-Charter Oak
Sheldon-Charter Oak is a historic neighborhood in Hartford, Connecticut, known for its colonial-era sites and association with the legendary Charter Oak tree.
- 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: Charter Oak Target entity description: Charter Oak was a historic white oak tree in Hartford, Connecticut, famed in American colonial history as the hiding place of Connecticut’s royal charter in 1687.
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A.
Liberty Tree
Liberty Tree was a famous elm in colonial Boston that became a central rallying point and emblem of resistance for American patriots leading up to the Revolutionary War.
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B.
Charter Oak Monument
The Charter Oak Monument is a historic memorial in Hartford, Connecticut, marking the site of the legendary Charter Oak tree where the colony’s royal charter was said to have been hidden in 1687 to resist its confiscation by the English governor.
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C.
Emancipation Oak
Emancipation Oak is a historic live oak tree in Hampton, Virginia, famed as the site where formerly enslaved people first heard the Emancipation Proclamation read in the South.
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D.
Constitution Elm
Constitution Elm is a historic American elm tree in Corydon, Indiana, traditionally associated with the drafting of Indiana’s first state constitution.
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E.
Sheldon-Charter Oak
Sheldon-Charter Oak is a historic neighborhood in Hartford, Connecticut, known for its colonial-era sites and association with the legendary Charter Oak tree.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic tree
ⓘ
symbol of Connecticut ⓘ white oak ⓘ |
| ageAtFelling | several centuries old ⓘ |
| approximateFellingYear | 1856 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Connecticut Charter
ⓘ
Connecticut Colony ⓘ Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ⓘ Governor Edmund Andros ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Edmund Andros
|
| category |
Colonial United States history
ⓘ
History of Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ Individual oak trees ⓘ Symbols of Connecticut ⓘ |
| city | Hartford ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Charter Oak Avenue
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Charter Oak Bridge ⓘ monuments in Hartford ⓘ place names in Connecticut ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance | emblem of Connecticut identity ⓘ |
| depictedOn |
Connecticut license plates
ⓘ
Connecticut state quarter ⓘ Connecticut state seal ⓘ
linked to:
Seal of the State of Connecticut
|
| era | Colonial America ⓘ |
| famedFor |
association with colonial self-government
ⓘ
role in protecting Connecticut’s charter ⓘ |
| fellDuring | storm of 1856 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | symbol of American colonial resistance ⓘ |
| hasLegendStatus | semi-legendary historical tree ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic tree of Connecticut history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| materialRemains |
wood used in furniture
ⓘ
wood used in memorial artifacts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
great age
ⓘ
hollow trunk suitable for hiding objects ⓘ large size ⓘ |
| partOf | American colonial history ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Hiding of the Connecticut Charter
ⓘ
linked to:
Connecticut Charter of 1662
|
| significantYear | 1687 ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Connecticut’s political freedom
ⓘ
colonial liberties ⓘ resistance to royal authority ⓘ |
| taxon | Quercus alba ⓘ |
| usedFor | hiding Connecticut’s royal charter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charter Oak Description of subject: Charter Oak was a historic white oak tree in Hartford, Connecticut, famed in American colonial history as the hiding place of Connecticut’s royal charter in 1687.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Charter Oak
linked to: Charter Oak