Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial)
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Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial) is the Tennessee county where the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial took place, famously challenging the legality of teaching evolution in public schools.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1439902 — 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: Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial) Context triple: [Criminal Court of Tennessee, appliesToJurisdiction, Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial)]
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A.
Hardin County, Tennessee
Hardin County, Tennessee is a county in southwestern Tennessee best known as the site of the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh.
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B.
Fayette County, Tennessee
Fayette County, Tennessee is a largely rural county in western Tennessee that forms part of the greater Memphis metropolitan region.
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C.
Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County, Tennessee is a county in eastern Tennessee known for encompassing much of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and serving as a major tourist destination with towns like Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
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D.
Greene County, Tennessee
Greene County, Tennessee is a historically significant county in northeastern Tennessee known for its Appalachian setting and role in early American frontier and Revolutionary War-era history.
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E.
Boone County
Boone County is a rural county in southern West Virginia known historically for its coal mining communities and Appalachian landscape.
- 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: Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial) Target entity description: Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial) is the Tennessee county where the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial took place, famously challenging the legality of teaching evolution in public schools.
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A.
Hardin County, Tennessee
Hardin County, Tennessee is a county in southwestern Tennessee best known as the site of the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh.
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B.
Fayette County, Tennessee
Fayette County, Tennessee is a largely rural county in western Tennessee that forms part of the greater Memphis metropolitan region.
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C.
Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County, Tennessee is a county in eastern Tennessee known for encompassing much of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and serving as a major tourist destination with towns like Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
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D.
Greene County, Tennessee
Greene County, Tennessee is a historically significant county in northeastern Tennessee known for its Appalachian setting and role in early American frontier and Revolutionary War-era history.
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E.
Boone County
Boone County is a rural county in southern West Virginia known historically for its coal mining communities and Appalachian landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
county ⓘ county in Tennessee ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Clarence Darrow
ⓘ
John T. Scopes ⓘ Judge John T. Raulston ⓘ William Jennings Bryan ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
academic freedom in education
ⓘ
creation–evolution controversy ⓘ evolution in public schools ⓘ |
| category |
Counties of Tennessee
ⓘ
creation–evolution controversy ⓘ
surface form:
Creation–evolution controversy in the United States
Scopes Trial locations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCountySeat | Dayton, Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | associated with a U.S. National Historic Landmark courthouse ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | site of landmark legal case on teaching evolution ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Dayton, Tennessee
ⓘ
Graysville, Tennessee ⓘ Spring City, Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Rhea County Courthouse
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhea County Courthouse National Historic Landmark
|
| hasRoleIn |
history of American legal battles over evolution teaching
ⓘ
history of U.S. science education policy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
ⓘ
surface form:
Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes "Monkey" Trial ⓘ
surface form:
Scopes Trial
|
| legalJurisdictionFor |
Criminal Court for Rhea County
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhea County Court
Rhea County Courthouse proceedings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tennessee
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locationOf |
Rhea County Courthouse
ⓘ
Rhea County Courthouse ⓘ
surface form:
Rhea County Courthouse (Scopes Trial site)
|
| locationOfEvent |
State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
ⓘ
surface form:
1925 Scopes Trial
Scopes "Monkey" Trial ⓘ
surface form:
Scopes Monkey Trial
Scopes "Monkey" Trial ⓘ
surface form:
Scopes Trial
|
| namedAfter | John Rhea ⓘ |
| notableEvent | State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Tennessee
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| partOfRegion |
Tennessee (eastern portion)
ⓘ
surface form:
East Tennessee
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| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| trialHeldIn | 1925 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial) Description of subject: Rhea County (for the Scopes Trial) is the Tennessee county where the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial took place, famously challenging the legality of teaching evolution in public schools.
Referenced by (1)
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