Sturgeon Point Light Station
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Sturgeon Point Light Station is a historic 19th-century lighthouse complex on Lake Huron, known for guiding Great Lakes shipping and serving today as a maritime museum and landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sturgeon Point Light | 1 |
| Sturgeon Point Light Station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10713768 — 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: Sturgeon Point Light Station Context triple: [Harrisville, Michigan, locatedNear, Sturgeon Point Light Station]
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A.
Marshall Point Light Station
Marshall Point Light Station is a historic lighthouse and museum in Port Clyde, Maine, best known for its picturesque wooden walkway and appearance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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B.
Big Bay Point Lighthouse
Big Bay Point Lighthouse is a historic, still-operating lighthouse and bed-and-breakfast perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior near Big Bay, Michigan.
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C.
Pottawatomie Lighthouse
Pottawatomie Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse located on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin, and is one of the oldest lighthouses on Lake Michigan.
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D.
Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse
The Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse is a historic Lake Michigan navigational beacon known for its distinctive pier setting and status as an iconic symbol of Michigan City’s maritime heritage.
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E.
South Manitou Island Lighthouse
South Manitou Island Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, known for guiding ships through the Manitou Passage and for its preserved 19th-century 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: Sturgeon Point Light Station Target entity description: Sturgeon Point Light Station is a historic 19th-century lighthouse complex on Lake Huron, known for guiding Great Lakes shipping and serving today as a maritime museum and landmark.
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A.
Marshall Point Light Station
Marshall Point Light Station is a historic lighthouse and museum in Port Clyde, Maine, best known for its picturesque wooden walkway and appearance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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B.
Big Bay Point Lighthouse
Big Bay Point Lighthouse is a historic, still-operating lighthouse and bed-and-breakfast perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior near Big Bay, Michigan.
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C.
Pottawatomie Lighthouse
Pottawatomie Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse located on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin, and is one of the oldest lighthouses on Lake Michigan.
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D.
Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse
The Michigan City East Pierhead Lighthouse is a historic Lake Michigan navigational beacon known for its distinctive pier setting and status as an iconic symbol of Michigan City’s maritime heritage.
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E.
South Manitou Island Lighthouse
South Manitou Island Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, known for guiding ships through the Manitou Passage and for its preserved 19th-century architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
lighthouse complex ⓘ maritime museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | brick lighthouse tower ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Lake Huron ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouse museums in the United States
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Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan ⓘ Maritime museums in Michigan ⓘ Museums in Alcona County, Michigan ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1869 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasExhibit |
Great Lakes maritime history
ⓘ
lighthouse keeper life ⓘ shipwreck artifacts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sturgeon Point Light
ⓘ
linked to:
Sturgeon Point Light Station
barn ⓘ boat house ⓘ fog signal building ⓘ keeper’s dwelling ⓘ maritime museum exhibits ⓘ oil house ⓘ privy ⓘ storage sheds ⓘ |
| height | approximately 70 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Michigan State Historic Site
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1869 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alcona County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Michigan ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Sturgeon Point State Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Harrisville, Michigan
ⓘ
Sturgeon Point ⓘ
linked to:
Sturgeon Point, Ontario
|
| locatedOn | Lake Huron ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| opened | 1870 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | seasonally ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Alcona Historical Society ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
U.S. Coast Guard
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard
|
| partOf | Great Lakes ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
guiding Great Lakes shipping ⓘ maritime heritage education ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1870 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sturgeon Point Light Station Description of subject: Sturgeon Point Light Station is a historic 19th-century lighthouse complex on Lake Huron, known for guiding Great Lakes shipping and serving today as a maritime museum and landmark.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sturgeon Point Light Station