Fort Slocum
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Fort Slocum was a Union Army defensive fortification in Washington, D.C., that formed part of the capital’s Civil War defenses.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16308809 — 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: Fort Slocum Context triple: [Battle of Fort Stevens, fortInvolved, Fort Slocum]
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Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum is a former U.S. military installation that served as a coastal defense and later training and administrative post, now preserved as part of a historic park system.
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Fort Scammel
Fort Scammel is a historic coastal defense fortification located on House Island in Portland Harbor, Maine, built in the early 19th century to protect the harbor and its shipping channels.
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Fort Mott
Fort Mott is a historic coastal defense fortification in New Jersey that once protected the Delaware River and is now preserved as part of a state park.
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D.
Fort Zoutman
Fort Zoutman is a historic 18th-century military fort and landmark in Oranjestad, Aruba, known as the island’s oldest remaining building and a symbol of its colonial past.
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Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
- 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: Fort Slocum Target entity description: Fort Slocum was a Union Army defensive fortification in Washington, D.C., that formed part of the capital’s Civil War defenses.
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A.
Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum is a former U.S. military installation that served as a coastal defense and later training and administrative post, now preserved as part of a historic park system.
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B.
Fort Scammel
Fort Scammel is a historic coastal defense fortification located on House Island in Portland Harbor, Maine, built in the early 19th century to protect the harbor and its shipping channels.
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C.
Fort Mott
Fort Mott is a historic coastal defense fortification in New Jersey that once protected the Delaware River and is now preserved as part of a state park.
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D.
Fort Zoutman
Fort Zoutman is a historic 18th-century military fort and landmark in Oranjestad, Aruba, known as the island’s oldest remaining building and a symbol of its colonial past.
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E.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.