Stono River
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The Stono River is a tidal river in South Carolina historically notable as the site of the 1739 Stono Rebellion, one of the largest enslaved uprisings in the British mainland colonies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stono River canonical | 4 |
| Stono River, South Carolina | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1553619 — 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: Stono River Context triple: [Stono Rebellion, location, Stono River]
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A.
Edisto River
The Edisto River is a blackwater river in South Carolina known for its largely undeveloped, scenic watershed and status as one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in North America.
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B.
Turkey River
Turkey River is a small river in New Hampshire that flows through and helps define the landscape of the town of Bow.
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C.
Pee Dee River
The Pee Dee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows from the Appalachian foothills through the Carolinas to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for transportation, agriculture, and regional development.
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D.
Cooper River
The Cooper River is a tidal river in South Carolina that flows through the Charleston area and is a key waterway in the Charleston Harbor estuarine system.
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E.
Savannah River
The Savannah River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that forms much of the border between Georgia and South Carolina and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
- 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: Stono River Target entity description: The Stono River is a tidal river in South Carolina historically notable as the site of the 1739 Stono Rebellion, one of the largest enslaved uprisings in the British mainland colonies.
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A.
Edisto River
The Edisto River is a blackwater river in South Carolina known for its largely undeveloped, scenic watershed and status as one of the longest free-flowing blackwater rivers in North America.
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B.
Turkey River
Turkey River is a small river in New Hampshire that flows through and helps define the landscape of the town of Bow.
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C.
Pee Dee River
The Pee Dee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows from the Appalachian foothills through the Carolinas to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for transportation, agriculture, and regional development.
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D.
Cooper River
The Cooper River is a tidal river in South Carolina that flows through the Charleston area and is a key waterway in the Charleston Harbor estuarine system.
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E.
Savannah River
The Savannah River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that forms much of the border between Georgia and South Carolina and flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | enslaved Africans and African Americans in colonial South Carolina ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
WGS84
ⓘ
surface form:
World Geodetic System 1984
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
State Highway 171
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stono River Bridge ⓘ U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Lowcountry of South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowcountry region of South Carolina
|
| hasApproximateCoordinates | 32.75°N 80.05°W ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
African American history
ⓘ
history of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEventDateAssociated | 1739 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
plantation agriculture transport route
ⓘ
rice plantation economy support ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic | tidal influence dominates flow regime ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Folly Island
ⓘ
James Island ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Folly Island
ⓘ
James Island ⓘ Johns Island ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge (regional context)
ⓘ
Stono River County Park ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | brackish water ⓘ |
| historicallyNotableFor | Stono Rebellion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Atlantic Ocean tides ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charleston County, South Carolina
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerEntity | Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| mentionedIn | histories of slave resistance in British North America ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
James Island
ⓘ
surface form:
James Island, South Carolina
Johns Island ⓘ
surface form:
Johns Island, South Carolina
Ravenel, South Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic coastal tidal estuary system ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| separates |
James Island
ⓘ
Johns Island ⓘ |
| siteOf | Stono Rebellion ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Atlantic Ocean via tidal inlets ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
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navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stono River Description of subject: The Stono River is a tidal river in South Carolina historically notable as the site of the 1739 Stono Rebellion, one of the largest enslaved uprisings in the British mainland colonies.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stono River, South Carolina
this entity surface form:
Stono River, South Carolina