Mattapoisett
E155746
Mattapoisett is a coastal town in southeastern Massachusetts known for its maritime history, scenic harbor, and small-town New England character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mattapoisett canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1360645 — 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: Mattapoisett Context triple: [Southeastern Massachusetts, containsTown, Mattapoisett]
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A.
Chesuncook
Chesuncook is a remote village and lake area in northern Maine known for its historic logging heritage and wilderness recreation.
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B.
Wamsutta
Wamsutta was a 17th-century Wampanoag sachem and the elder brother of Metacom (King Philip), whose disputed dealings with English colonists helped set the stage for King Philip’s War.
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C.
Talkeetna
Talkeetna is a small Alaskan town known as a gateway and staging point for climbers and tourists visiting Denali and the surrounding wilderness.
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D.
Mattawamkeag, Maine
Mattawamkeag, Maine is a small rural town in eastern Maine located at the confluence of the Mattawamkeag and Penobscot Rivers.
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E.
Cummaquid
Cummaquid is a small coastal village in the town of Barnstable on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, known for its historic character and scenic shoreline.
- 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: Mattapoisett Target entity description: Mattapoisett is a coastal town in southeastern Massachusetts known for its maritime history, scenic harbor, and small-town New England character.
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A.
Chesuncook
Chesuncook is a remote village and lake area in northern Maine known for its historic logging heritage and wilderness recreation.
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B.
Wamsutta
Wamsutta was a 17th-century Wampanoag sachem and the elder brother of Metacom (King Philip), whose disputed dealings with English colonists helped set the stage for King Philip’s War.
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C.
Talkeetna
Talkeetna is a small Alaskan town known as a gateway and staging point for climbers and tourists visiting Denali and the surrounding wilderness.
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D.
Mattawamkeag, Maine
Mattawamkeag, Maine is a small rural town in eastern Maine located at the confluence of the Mattawamkeag and Penobscot Rivers.
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E.
Cummaquid
Cummaquid is a small coastal village in the town of Barnstable on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, known for its historic character and scenic shoreline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode |
508
ⓘ
774 ⓘ |
| borders |
Fairhaven
ⓘ
surface form:
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Marion, Massachusetts ⓘ Rochester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| coastal | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Plymouth County ⓘ |
| governmentType | open town meeting ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic village center
ⓘ
residential community ⓘ waterfront parks ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
marine services
ⓘ
recreation-based businesses ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature | scenic harbor ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | Mattapoisett Harbor ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalIndustry |
shipbuilding
ⓘ
whaling support services ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Mattapoisett Harbor
ⓘ
Ned’s Point Lighthouse ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEducationDistrict | Old Rochester Regional School District ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
beach activities
ⓘ
boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| hasVillage | Mattapoisett Center ⓘ |
| isCoastalCommunityOf |
Buzzards Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
|
| isPartOf |
Plymouth County
ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
|
| knownFor |
maritime history
ⓘ
small-town New England character ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New England ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Southeastern Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
South Coast region of Massachusetts
|
| locatedOn | Buzzards Bay ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | true ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | 027 ⓘ |
| region | Southeastern Massachusetts ⓘ |
| roadAccess |
Interstate 195
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mattapoisett Description of subject: Mattapoisett is a coastal town in southeastern Massachusetts known for its maritime history, scenic harbor, and small-town New England character.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.