Fort McKinley
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Fort McKinley is a former U.S. coastal defense fortification on Great Diamond Island in Maine, now noted for its preserved military architecture and historic significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort McKinley canonical | 1 |
| Fort McKinley Historic District | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10149777 — 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: Fort McKinley Context triple: [Great Diamond Island, historicSite, Fort McKinley]
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A.
Fort Bonifacio
Fort Bonifacio is a major mixed-use district and former military base in Taguig, Metro Manila, known today as a prime commercial and residential hub.
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B.
Kalayaan Hall
Kalayaan Hall is a historic building within the Malacañang Palace complex in Manila that has served as a key venue for presidential offices, events, and government functions in the Philippines.
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C.
EDSA-Taft Rotunda
EDSA-Taft Rotunda is a major traffic circle and transport hub in Pasay, Metro Manila, where EDSA intersects with Taft Avenue and connects multiple road, rail, and bus routes.
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D.
Batasang Pambansa Complex
The Batasang Pambansa Complex is the main legislative center of the Philippines, serving as the seat of its House of Representatives.
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E.
Rizal Ceremonial Hall
Rizal Ceremonial Hall is a grand state reception room within the Malacañang Palace complex used for official ceremonies and important governmental events in the Philippines.
- 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 McKinley Target entity description: Fort McKinley is a former U.S. coastal defense fortification on Great Diamond Island in Maine, now noted for its preserved military architecture and historic significance.
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A.
Fort Bonifacio
Fort Bonifacio is a major mixed-use district and former military base in Taguig, Metro Manila, known today as a prime commercial and residential hub.
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B.
Kalayaan Hall
Kalayaan Hall is a historic building within the Malacañang Palace complex in Manila that has served as a key venue for presidential offices, events, and government functions in the Philippines.
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C.
EDSA-Taft Rotunda
EDSA-Taft Rotunda is a major traffic circle and transport hub in Pasay, Metro Manila, where EDSA intersects with Taft Avenue and connects multiple road, rail, and bus routes.
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D.
Batasang Pambansa Complex
The Batasang Pambansa Complex is the main legislative center of the Philippines, serving as the seat of its House of Representatives.
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E.
Rizal Ceremonial Hall
Rizal Ceremonial Hall is a grand state reception room within the Malacañang Palace complex used for official ceremonies and important governmental events in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defense fort
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former military installation ⓘ |
| access | reachable by boat from Portland ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Endicott Period ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Portland, Maine
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Former coastal fortifications in Maine ⓘ Historic military installations in the United States ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | late 19th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
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linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
residential community ⓘ |
| defended | approaches to Portland Harbor ⓘ |
| era |
Endicott coastal fortification system
ⓘ
linked to:
Endicott Period coast defenses
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| function |
coastal artillery post
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harbor defense ⓘ |
| garrisonType | coast artillery troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks
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concrete emplacements ⓘ gun batteries ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ support buildings ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| hasPreservedElements |
battery structures
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military infrastructure ⓘ |
| heritageValue | example of Endicott-era fort design ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Casco Bay
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Cumberland County, Maine ⓘ Great Diamond Island ⓘ Maine ⓘ Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
25th President of the United States
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William McKinley ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| notedFor |
historic significance
ⓘ
preserved military architecture ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Portland
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U.S. coastal defense system ⓘ United States coastal fort network ⓘ
linked to:
United States seacoast defense systems
|
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Spanish–American War era
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort McKinley Description of subject: Fort McKinley is a former U.S. coastal defense fortification on Great Diamond Island in Maine, now noted for its preserved military architecture and historic significance.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Fort McKinley