Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, is a historic estate best known as the home of Revolutionary War general Edward Hand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10417583 — 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: Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Context triple: [Edward Hand, deathPlace, Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States]
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Waterford, Pennsylvania, United States
Waterford, Pennsylvania, United States is a small historic borough in Erie County best known as the birthplace of Civil War hero Colonel Strong Vincent.
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B.
Crafton, Pennsylvania, United States
Crafton, Pennsylvania, United States is a small borough in Allegheny County near Pittsburgh, known as the hometown of former NFL coach Bill Cowher.
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C.
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Berks County known historically for its early 20th-century automobile manufacturing and its traditional small-town character.
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D.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is a historic community in southeastern Pennsylvania known for its role in the American Revolutionary War and its scenic Brandywine Valley setting.
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E.
Rose Valley, Pennsylvania
Rose Valley, Pennsylvania is a small, historic arts-and-crafts community in Delaware County known for its early 20th-century utopian arts colony and distinctive architecture.
- 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: Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Target entity description: Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, is a historic estate best known as the home of Revolutionary War general Edward Hand.
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A.
Waterford, Pennsylvania, United States
Waterford, Pennsylvania, United States is a small historic borough in Erie County best known as the birthplace of Civil War hero Colonel Strong Vincent.
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B.
Crafton, Pennsylvania, United States
Crafton, Pennsylvania, United States is a small borough in Allegheny County near Pittsburgh, known as the hometown of former NFL coach Bill Cowher.
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C.
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Berks County known historically for its early 20th-century automobile manufacturing and its traditional small-town character.
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D.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is a historic community in southeastern Pennsylvania known for its role in the American Revolutionary War and its scenic Brandywine Valley setting.
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E.
Rose Valley, Pennsylvania
Rose Valley, Pennsylvania is a small, historic arts-and-crafts community in Delaware County known for its early 20th-century utopian arts colony and distinctive architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic estate
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edward Hand House
ⓘ
Rock Ford Plantation ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Revolutionary War (through Edward Hand) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| function |
educational site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central hall plan
ⓘ
gambrel roof outbuildings ⓘ period-appropriate interior furnishings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barn
ⓘ
grounds ⓘ main house ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ |
| hasView | Conestoga River ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | NRHP-listed property ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Lancaster, Pennsylvania ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | east bank of the Conestoga River ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| militaryService | Continental Army ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Lancaster, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 2.5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalUse | private residence ⓘ |
| owner |
Edward Hand (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Hand
|
| region | Susquehanna Valley ⓘ |
| residence | Rock Ford ⓘ |
| setting | rural landscape near Lancaster ⓘ |
| significantPerson | Edward Hand ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| topic |
Revolutionary War-era history
ⓘ
early American domestic life ⓘ |
| use | historic house museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Description of subject: Rock Ford, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, is a historic estate best known as the home of Revolutionary War general Edward Hand.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.