Vermont–New Hampshire border

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internationally recognized internal boundary state border

The Vermont–New Hampshire border is the state line in northern New England that largely follows the Connecticut River, separating Vermont to the west from New Hampshire to the east.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Vermont–New Hampshire border canonical	2
Connecticut River eastern boundary (as claimed by New Hampshire)	1
New Hampshire border	1
New Hampshire state line at Brattleboro	1
New Hampshire–Vermont border	1
Vermont–New Hampshire boundary	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T778688 — 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: Vermont–New Hampshire border
Context triple: [Interstate 93, northernTerminusNear, Vermont–New Hampshire border]

A. Maine–New Hampshire border
The Maine–New Hampshire border is the state boundary in the northeastern United States separating Maine and New Hampshire, much of it following the course of the Piscataqua River and other natural and surveyed lines.
B. New York–Massachusetts border
The New York–Massachusetts border is the state line separating New York and Massachusetts, running through rural areas, small towns, and parts of the Berkshire and Taconic mountain regions in the northeastern United States.
C. Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing
The Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing is an international crossing point between Houlton, Maine, and Woodstock, New Brunswick, serving as a key link on the Canada–United States border.
D. New Hampshire Seacoast
The New Hampshire Seacoast is the state's short but densely populated Atlantic shoreline region known for its historic port cities, beaches, and coastal tourism.
E. Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing
The Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Fort Kent, Maine, in the United States with Clair, New Brunswick, in Canada.
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: Vermont–New Hampshire border
Target entity description: The Vermont–New Hampshire border is the state line in northern New England that largely follows the Connecticut River, separating Vermont to the west from New Hampshire to the east.

A. Maine–New Hampshire border
The Maine–New Hampshire border is the state boundary in the northeastern United States separating Maine and New Hampshire, much of it following the course of the Piscataqua River and other natural and surveyed lines.
B. New York–Massachusetts border
The New York–Massachusetts border is the state line separating New York and Massachusetts, running through rural areas, small towns, and parts of the Berkshire and Taconic mountain regions in the northeastern United States.
C. Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing
The Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing is an international crossing point between Houlton, Maine, and Woodstock, New Brunswick, serving as a key link on the Canada–United States border.
D. New Hampshire Seacoast
The New Hampshire Seacoast is the state's short but densely populated Atlantic shoreline region known for its historic port cities, beaches, and coastal tourism.
E. Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing
The Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Fort Kent, Maine, in the United States with Clair, New Brunswick, in Canada.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	internationally recognized internal boundary ⓘ state border ⓘ
borderOf	New Hampshire ⓘ Vermont ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crossedBy	Interstate 89 ⓘ Interstate 91 ⓘ U.S. Route 2 ⓘ U.S. Route 302 ⓘ U.S. Route 4 ⓘ numerous highway bridges ⓘ
definedBy	low-water mark on the western side of the Connecticut River ⓘ
easternBoundaryOf	Vermont ⓘ
establishedBy	U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Vermont–New Hampshire boundary ⓘ
follows	Connecticut River ⓘ
governingAuthority	State of New Hampshire ⓘ linked to: New Hampshire State of Vermont ⓘ linked to: Vermont
hasAdjacentStateCapital	Concord ⓘ Montpelier ⓘ linked to: Montpelier, Vermont
hasDisputedSection	Connecticut River riverbed ownership ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent	boundary disputes between New Hampshire and New York affecting Vermont ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin	colonial-era provincial charters ⓘ
hasHistoricBridge	Brattleboro–Hinsdale bridges ⓘ Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge ⓘ
hasLegalJurisdictionBoundary	New Hampshire state jurisdiction ⓘ linked to: Government of New Hampshire Vermont state jurisdiction ⓘ
hasNaturalFeature	Connecticut River ⓘ
hasNearbyCityPair	Bellows Falls, Vermont and Walpole, New Hampshire ⓘ linked to: Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States Brattleboro, Vermont and Hinsdale, New Hampshire ⓘ linked to: Brattleboro, Vermont Hanover–Lebanon, New Hampshire and White River Junction, Vermont ⓘ linked to: Lebanon, New Hampshire micropolitan area Windsor, Vermont and Cornish, New Hampshire ⓘ linked to: Windsor, Vermont
hasSectionType	land boundary at river sources ⓘ river boundary ⓘ
lengthApproximate	about 275 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	New England ⓘ northeastern United States ⓘ linked to: Northeastern United States
northTerminusRegion	near the Canadian border ⓘ
orientation	generally north–south ⓘ
partOf	borders of New Hampshire ⓘ borders of Vermont ⓘ
riverFormsMostOf	Connecticut River forms most of the boundary line ⓘ
separates	New Hampshire ⓘ Vermont ⓘ
southTerminusRegion	near the Massachusetts border ⓘ
usedFor	congressional district delimitation ⓘ law enforcement jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ tax jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ
westernBoundaryOf	New Hampshire ⓘ

How these facts were elicited