Boundaries of the United States and the Several States
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"Boundaries of the United States and the Several States" is a geographic and historical reference work by Henry Gannett that systematically documents and explains the evolution of national and state boundary lines in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boundaries of the United States and the Several States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boundaries of the United States and the Several States Context triple: [Henry Gannett, notableWork, Boundaries of the United States and the Several States]
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A.
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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B.
Gedeputeerde Staten
Gedeputeerde Staten is the executive council of a Dutch province, responsible for implementing provincial policies and decisions alongside the King’s Commissioner.
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C.
The State Between Us
The State Between Us is a politically charged 2019 concept album by experimental British musician and producer Matthew Herbert that explores themes of borders, nationalism, and Brexit through large-scale orchestral and choral arrangements.
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D.
United States (internal district boundary only)
The United States (internal district boundary only) refers to the domestic territorial lines and jurisdictions that define internal political or administrative districts within the country, excluding its external national borders.
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E.
Virginia v. West Virginia
Virginia v. West Virginia was an 1871 U.S. Supreme Court case that resolved disputes between the two states over the legitimacy of West Virginia’s statehood and the division of pre-war public debt.
- 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: Boundaries of the United States and the Several States Target entity description: "Boundaries of the United States and the Several States" is a geographic and historical reference work by Henry Gannett that systematically documents and explains the evolution of national and state boundary lines in the United States.
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A.
Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States
"Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States" is an essay by James Madison in The Federalist Papers that analyzes and defends the constitutional limits placed on state governments in the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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B.
Gedeputeerde Staten
Gedeputeerde Staten is the executive council of a Dutch province, responsible for implementing provincial policies and decisions alongside the King’s Commissioner.
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C.
The State Between Us
The State Between Us is a politically charged 2019 concept album by experimental British musician and producer Matthew Herbert that explores themes of borders, nationalism, and Brexit through large-scale orchestral and choral arrangements.
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D.
United States (internal district boundary only)
The United States (internal district boundary only) refers to the domestic territorial lines and jurisdictions that define internal political or administrative districts within the country, excluding its external national borders.
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E.
Virginia v. West Virginia
Virginia v. West Virginia was an 1871 U.S. Supreme Court case that resolved disputes between the two states over the legitimacy of West Virginia’s statehood and the division of pre-war public debt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic book
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historical work ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| author | Henry Gannett ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory | United States government publication ⓘ |
| contains |
cartographic information
ⓘ
historical accounts of boundary changes ⓘ legal descriptions of boundaries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
boundary lines of individual U.S. states
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national boundary lines of the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
evolution of U.S. national boundaries
ⓘ
evolution of U.S. state boundaries ⓘ |
| genre |
geographical reference
ⓘ
historical geography ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Henry Gannett ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion |
available via HathiTrust Digital Library
ⓘ
available via Internet Archive ⓘ available via U.S. Geological Survey ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
book
ⓘ
government report ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | OCLC 2286605 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 142 ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasSection |
boundaries of each U.S. state
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boundaries of the United States as a whole ⓘ |
| hasUSGSNumber | USGS Bulletin 226 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
geographers
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government officials ⓘ historians ⓘ surveyors ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
comprehensive treatment of state boundary histories
ⓘ
systematic documentation of U.S. boundary evolution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
boundaries of the United States
ⓘ
state boundaries in the United States ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | USGS Bulletin ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| publisher | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
U.S. boundary law
ⓘ
U.S. historical cartography ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Statistical Atlas of the United States ⓘ |
| timeCoverage | from colonial period to early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
boundary commissions
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courts ⓘ federal agencies ⓘ state agencies ⓘ |
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Subject: Boundaries of the United States and the Several States Description of subject: "Boundaries of the United States and the Several States" is a geographic and historical reference work by Henry Gannett that systematically documents and explains the evolution of national and state boundary lines in the United States.
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