Delaware and Raritan Canal
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The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1775743 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Delaware and Raritan Canal Context triple: [Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail, follows, Delaware and Raritan Canal]
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Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a man-made waterway in Sussex County, Delaware, that connects the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay and forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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Delaware Aqueduct
The Delaware Aqueduct is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct that carried the Delaware and Hudson Canal over the Delaware River and is now preserved as the oldest surviving wire suspension bridge in the United States.
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Pawtucket Canal
The Pawtucket Canal is a historic industrial waterway in Lowell, Massachusetts, that played a key role in powering the city’s 19th-century textile mills and shaping early American industrialization.
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Champlain Canal
The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delaware and Raritan Canal Target entity description: The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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A.
Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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B.
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a man-made waterway in Sussex County, Delaware, that connects the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay and forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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C.
Delaware Aqueduct
The Delaware Aqueduct is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct that carried the Delaware and Hudson Canal over the Delaware River and is now preserved as the oldest surviving wire suspension bridge in the United States.
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Pawtucket Canal
The Pawtucket Canal is a historic industrial waterway in Lowell, Massachusetts, that played a key role in powering the city’s 19th-century textile mills and shaping early American industrialization.
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E.
Champlain Canal
The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Delaware and Raritan Canal Description of subject: The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
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Delaware and Raritan Canal lock structures
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Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
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Delaware and Raritan Canal vicinity
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Feeder Canal along the Delaware River
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Main Canal between Trenton and New Brunswick
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Delaware and Raritan Canal region
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Delaware and Raritan Canal lock structures near Griggstown
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Route 518 (New Jersey)
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Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor
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Route 29 (New Jersey)
Kingston Mill Historic District (nearby)
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Delaware and Raritan Canal
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Kingston Mill Historic District
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Kingston Mill Historic District
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Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor
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Cook Natural Area
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Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor
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Delaware and Raritan Canal region
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Delaware and Raritan Canal historic corridor
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Delaware and Raritan Canal historic district