Carron Company ironworks
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Carron Company ironworks was a major Scottish ironworks founded in the 18th century near Falkirk, renowned for producing cannons known as carronades and playing a key role in the Industrial Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carron Company ironworks canonical | 1 |
| Carron Iron Works | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T962325 — 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.
Target entity: Carron Company ironworks Context triple: [River Carron, historicallyAssociatedWith, Carron Company ironworks]
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Ynysfach Ironworks
Ynysfach Ironworks is a historic former ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, that played a significant role in the town’s 19th-century iron and industrial heritage.
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Cyfarthfa Ironworks
Cyfarthfa Ironworks was one of the most important 19th-century ironworks in Wales, central to Merthyr Tydfil’s rise as a major industrial center during the Industrial Revolution.
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Tredegar Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works is a historic 19th-century ironworks complex in Richmond, Virginia, best known as a major supplier of iron and munitions to the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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Homestead Steel Works
Homestead Steel Works was a major 19th- and early 20th-century steel mill near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as a centerpiece of Andrew Carnegie’s steel empire and the site of the 1892 Homestead Strike, a pivotal event in U.S. labor history.
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Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Edgar Thomson Steel Works is a historic integrated steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, long associated with Andrew Carnegie and regarded as one of the oldest continuously operating steel plants in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Carron Company ironworks Target entity description: Carron Company ironworks was a major Scottish ironworks founded in the 18th century near Falkirk, renowned for producing cannons known as carronades and playing a key role in the Industrial Revolution.
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A.
Ynysfach Ironworks
Ynysfach Ironworks is a historic former ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, that played a significant role in the town’s 19th-century iron and industrial heritage.
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B.
Cyfarthfa Ironworks
Cyfarthfa Ironworks was one of the most important 19th-century ironworks in Wales, central to Merthyr Tydfil’s rise as a major industrial center during the Industrial Revolution.
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C.
Tredegar Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works is a historic 19th-century ironworks complex in Richmond, Virginia, best known as a major supplier of iron and munitions to the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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D.
Homestead Steel Works
Homestead Steel Works was a major 19th- and early 20th-century steel mill near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as a centerpiece of Andrew Carnegie’s steel empire and the site of the 1892 Homestead Strike, a pivotal event in U.S. labor history.
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E.
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Edgar Thomson Steel Works is a historic integrated steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, long associated with Andrew Carnegie and regarded as one of the oldest continuously operating steel plants in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ironworks
ⓘ
manufacturing company ⓘ |
| closed | 20th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | James Watt ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| employed | James Watt ⓘ |
| founded | 1759 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
John Roebuck
ⓘ
Samuel Garbett ⓘ William Cadell ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
Falkirk
ⓘ
surface form:
Carron, Falkirk, Scotland
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| hasHeritageStatus | site of industrial archaeological interest ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
influence on foundry practices
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term "carronade" in naval history ⓘ |
| hasSiteUse | later industrial and commercial uses ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major arms supplier during the Napoleonic Wars
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pioneer of short naval guns (carronades) ⓘ |
| industry |
ironworks
ⓘ
metallurgy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish industrialization
ⓘ
development of naval artillery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Falkirk
ⓘ
surface form:
Carron, Falkirk
|
| locatedNear |
Falkirk
ⓘ
River Carron ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Carron ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale iron founding
ⓘ
production of carronades ⓘ role in the Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| partOf |
British industrial revolution history
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Scottish iron industry ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| product |
cannons
ⓘ
carronades ⓘ iron castings ⓘ pipes ⓘ railway components ⓘ stoves ⓘ |
| region |
central Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Scotland
|
| supplied |
British Army
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
blast furnaces
ⓘ
steam power ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Carron Company ironworks Description of subject: Carron Company ironworks was a major Scottish ironworks founded in the 18th century near Falkirk, renowned for producing cannons known as carronades and playing a key role in the Industrial Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.