Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
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Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is a historic ghost town and archaeological site preserving the ruins of Alabama’s first permanent state capital.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Cahawba | 3 |
| Old Cahawba Archaeological Park canonical | 1 |
| Old Cahawba Archaeological Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820760 — 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: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park Context triple: [Alabama, containsHistoricSite, Old Cahawba Archaeological Park]
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A.
Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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B.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
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C.
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
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D.
Tiscapa Historical National Park
Tiscapa Historical National Park is a historic and scenic park in Managua, Nicaragua, known for its volcanic lagoon, political history, and iconic Sandino silhouette monument.
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E.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
- 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: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park Target entity description: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is a historic ghost town and archaeological site preserving the ruins of Alabama’s first permanent state capital.
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A.
Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville Archaeological Park is a major pre-Columbian Native American site featuring large earthen mounds and artifacts from the Mississippian culture, located along the Black Warrior River in Alabama.
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B.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is a protected archaeological and cultural site preserving ancient Native American earthen mounds and artifacts along the Ocmulgee River.
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C.
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park is a historic riverside site in Prince George’s County, Maryland, featuring Native American, colonial, and early American archaeological remains and interpretive exhibits.
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D.
Tiscapa Historical National Park
Tiscapa Historical National Park is a historic and scenic park in Managua, Nicaragua, known for its volcanic lagoon, political history, and iconic Sandino silhouette monument.
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E.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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ghost town ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Alabama
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Former state capitals in the United States ⓘ Ghost towns in Alabama ⓘ Parks in Alabama ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| formerRoleOfSite | state capital of Alabama ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Alabama
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surface form:
State of Alabama
|
| hasActivity |
archaeological research
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heritage tourism ⓘ historical interpretation ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
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surface form:
Old Cahawba
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park ⓘ
surface form:
Old Cahawba Archaeological Site
|
| hasFeature |
historic cemeteries
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interpretive trails ⓘ ruins of public buildings ⓘ ruins of residences ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| hasRuinsOf |
Alabama’s first permanent state capital
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Old Cahawba Archaeological Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Old Cahawba
|
| hasStructureType |
cemetery monuments
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foundations ⓘ street grid remnants ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Dallas County, Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedOn | confluence of the Alabama River and Cahaba River ⓘ |
| managedBy | Alabama Historical Commission ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Alabama
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surface form:
State of Alabama
|
| significance |
illustrates impact of flooding and economic change on settlement patterns
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important site for study of 19th-century Southern town planning ⓘ preserves remains of Alabama’s first permanent state capital ⓘ |
| stateCapitalFrom | 1820 ⓘ |
| stateCapitalUntil | 1826 ⓘ |
| theme |
African American history in Reconstruction-era Alabama
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early statehood of Alabama ⓘ urban decline and abandonment ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park Description of subject: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is a historic ghost town and archaeological site preserving the ruins of Alabama’s first permanent state capital.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
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Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
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this entity surface form:
Old Cahawba
this entity surface form:
Old Cahawba Archaeological Site
this entity surface form:
Old Cahawba
this entity surface form:
Old Cahawba