Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks
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The Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks is a historic series of canal locks in Lockport, New York, that dramatically raised and lowered boats along the Erie Canal and stands today as a prominent feat of 19th-century engineering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks canonical | 1 |
| Erie Canal locks at Lockport, New York | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12333720 — 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: Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks Context triple: [Lockport Cave, associatedWith, Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks]
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Ohio and Erie Canal
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
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B.
Erie Canal weighlock
The Erie Canal weighlock was a specialized canal facility where boats were weighed to calculate tolls during the operation of the Erie Canal.
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C.
Erie Canal Lock 17
Erie Canal Lock 17 is a historic and still-operational lock on the Erie Canal notable for its high lift and engineering significance near Little Falls, New York.
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Erie Canal Lock E-6
Erie Canal Lock E-6 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the canal system.
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E.
Erie Canal Lock E-7
Erie Canal Lock E-7 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, helping vessels transition between different water levels near the canal’s eastern terminus.
- 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: Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks Target entity description: The Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks is a historic series of canal locks in Lockport, New York, that dramatically raised and lowered boats along the Erie Canal and stands today as a prominent feat of 19th-century engineering.
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A.
Ohio and Erie Canal
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
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B.
Erie Canal weighlock
The Erie Canal weighlock was a specialized canal facility where boats were weighed to calculate tolls during the operation of the Erie Canal.
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C.
Erie Canal Lock 17
Erie Canal Lock 17 is a historic and still-operational lock on the Erie Canal notable for its high lift and engineering significance near Little Falls, New York.
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D.
Erie Canal Lock E-6
Erie Canal Lock E-6 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the canal system.
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E.
Erie Canal Lock E-7
Erie Canal Lock E-7 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, helping vessels transition between different water levels near the canal’s eastern terminus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Lockport
linked to: Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks