Fort Moultrie
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Fort Moultrie is a historic coastal defense fort on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, that played a key role in American military history from the Revolutionary War through World War II.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Moultrie canonical | 10 |
| Fort Moultrie (Third System reconstruction) | 1 |
| Fort Moultrie Visitor Center | 1 |
| Fort Moultrie, South Carolina | 1 |
| Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1643467 — 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: Fort Moultrie Context triple: [Siege of Charleston, notableFortification, Fort Moultrie]
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A.
Fort Saint-Nicolas
Fort Saint-Nicolas is a historic 17th-century military fortress in Marseille, France, built to protect the city and its harbor and now recognized as a significant cultural monument.
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B.
Fort Barrancas
Fort Barrancas is a historic coastal defense fortification located within Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, notable for its role in U.S. military history and 19th-century masonry architecture.
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C.
La Fortaleza
La Fortaleza is the historic governor’s mansion and fortress in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, recognized as one of the oldest continuously used executive residences in the Americas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Fort George
Fort George is an upscale coastal neighborhood in Belize City known for its historic colonial architecture, tourism services, and proximity to the city’s waterfront and cruise port.
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E.
Fort George
Fort George is a historic neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan in New York City, known for its hilly terrain and views over the Harlem and Hudson Rivers.
- 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 Moultrie Target entity description: Fort Moultrie is a historic coastal defense fort on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, that played a key role in American military history from the Revolutionary War through World War II.
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A.
Fort Saint-Nicolas
Fort Saint-Nicolas is a historic 17th-century military fortress in Marseille, France, built to protect the city and its harbor and now recognized as a significant cultural monument.
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B.
Fort Barrancas
Fort Barrancas is a historic coastal defense fortification located within Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, notable for its role in U.S. military history and 19th-century masonry architecture.
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C.
La Fortaleza
La Fortaleza is the historic governor’s mansion and fortress in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, recognized as one of the oldest continuously used executive residences in the Americas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Fort George
Fort George is an upscale coastal neighborhood in Belize City known for its historic colonial architecture, tourism services, and proximity to the city’s waterfront and cruise port.
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E.
Fort George
Fort George is a historic neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan in New York City, known for its hilly terrain and views over the Harlem and Hudson Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military installation
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coastal defense fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
defense of Charleston in the American Revolutionary War
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secession crisis of 1860–1861 ⓘ |
| builtFor | coastal defense ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American Civil War forts
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American Revolutionary War forts ⓘ Forts in South Carolina ⓘ World War II coastal defenses in the United States ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
brick
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concrete ⓘ earthworks ⓘ palmetto logs ⓘ |
| hasCoordinate | 32.759°N 79.856°W ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
earthworks
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historic batteries ⓘ interpretive exhibits ⓘ seacoast artillery guns ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery post
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coast artillery battery ⓘ harbor defense ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter |
Fort Moultrie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fort Moultrie Visitor Center
|
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charleston County, South Carolina
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Sullivan's Island ⓘ
surface form:
Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn |
Sullivan's Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Sullivan’s Island
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Moultrie ⓘ |
| nearby |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
Fort Sumter ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
White Point Battery
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston Harbor Defenses
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park ⓘ Third System of US seacoast defense ⓘ
surface form:
Third System of US seacoast fortifications
|
| protects | Charleston Harbor ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
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American Revolutionary War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Moultrie Description of subject: Fort Moultrie is a historic coastal defense fort on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, that played a key role in American military history from the Revolutionary War through World War II.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Moultrie (Third System reconstruction)
this entity surface form:
Fort Moultrie Visitor Center
this entity surface form:
Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
this entity surface form:
Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
subject surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
subject surface form:
William Jasper