Winter Quarters, Nebraska
E152911
Winter Quarters, Nebraska was a major 1846–1848 Latter-day Saint encampment and staging area on the Missouri River that served as a key launching point for Mormon migration to the West.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winter Quarters, Nebraska canonical | 2 |
| Winter Quarters (Florence), Nebraska | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1197167 — 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: Winter Quarters, Nebraska Context triple: [Mormon Trail, startPoint, Winter Quarters, Nebraska]
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A.
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Red Cloud, Nebraska is a small town best known as the childhood home of author Willa Cather and the setting for many of her classic novels.
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B.
Homer, Nebraska
Homer, Nebraska is a small rural village in northeastern Nebraska that serves as a local community hub within the Sioux City metropolitan area.
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C.
North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska known as a major rail transportation center and home to one of the world’s largest railroad classification yards.
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D.
La Vista, Nebraska
La Vista, Nebraska is a suburban city in Sarpy County that forms part of the greater Omaha metropolitan area.
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E.
Ralston, Nebraska
Ralston, Nebraska is a small suburban city in Douglas County that functions as an enclave within Omaha and is part of the greater Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
- 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: Winter Quarters, Nebraska Target entity description: Winter Quarters, Nebraska was a major 1846–1848 Latter-day Saint encampment and staging area on the Missouri River that served as a key launching point for Mormon migration to the West.
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A.
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Red Cloud, Nebraska is a small town best known as the childhood home of author Willa Cather and the setting for many of her classic novels.
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B.
Homer, Nebraska
Homer, Nebraska is a small rural village in northeastern Nebraska that serves as a local community hub within the Sioux City metropolitan area.
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C.
North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte, Nebraska is a small city in western Nebraska known as a major rail transportation center and home to one of the world’s largest railroad classification yards.
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D.
La Vista, Nebraska
La Vista, Nebraska is a suburban city in Sarpy County that forms part of the greater Omaha metropolitan area.
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E.
Ralston, Nebraska
Ralston, Nebraska is a small suburban city in Douglas County that functions as an enclave within Omaha and is part of the greater Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter-day Saint encampment
ⓘ
Mormon pioneer site ⓘ historic settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Basin colonization
ⓘ
Mormon pioneers ⓘ
surface form:
Latter-day Saint exodus from Nauvoo
Mormon Trail ⓘ |
| causeOfEnd | relocation of Latter-day Saints to the Salt Lake Valley ⓘ |
| climateChallenge | harsh winters of 1846–1847 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.336°N 95.957°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1848 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | hundreds of settlers buried in the cemetery ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Brigham Young
ⓘ
Mormon pioneers ⓘ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| governedBy |
Brigham Young as church president and leader of the camp
ⓘ
High Council of Winter Quarters ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple
ⓘ
Winter Quarters Pioneer Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blacksmith shop
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ council house ⓘ dugouts ⓘ log cabins ⓘ mill ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Florence, Nebraska ⓘ |
| healthIssue | disease outbreaks among settlers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nebraska ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Douglas County, Nebraska ⓘ |
| locatedNear | present-day Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Missouri River ⓘ |
| notableEvent | organization of pioneer companies for the trek to the Salt Lake Valley ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Winter Quarters cemetery ⓘ |
| notablePerson |
Brigham Young
ⓘ
Heber C. Kimball ⓘ Orson Pratt ⓘ Wilford Woodruff ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | approximately 700 log cabins and dugouts ⓘ |
| population | approximately 3,500 to 4,000 inhabitants at its peak ⓘ |
| presentDaySite | Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ |
| reasonForSettlement | expulsion of Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ |
| religion |
Latter Day Saint
ⓘ
surface form:
Latter-day Saint
|
| significantEvent | Mormon migration to the West ⓘ |
| startTime | 1846 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mormon pioneer era ⓘ |
| use |
staging area for Mormon migration
ⓘ
temporary refugee settlement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winter Quarters, Nebraska Description of subject: Winter Quarters, Nebraska was a major 1846–1848 Latter-day Saint encampment and staging area on the Missouri River that served as a key launching point for Mormon migration to the West.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Winter Quarters (Florence), Nebraska