Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States
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The Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States was a regional office of the early 19th-century national bank that became historically significant as the institutional setting for the landmark Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1822315 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States Context triple: [James McCulloch, associatedWith, Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States]
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A.
Second Bank of the United States building
The Second Bank of the United States building is a historic Greek Revival structure in Philadelphia that served as the main facility of the early 19th-century national bank and now functions as a museum and landmark.
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B.
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States was the early national government’s central financial institution, chartered in 1791 to stabilize and standardize the young American economy under Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.
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C.
Bank of North America
The Bank of North America was the first chartered commercial bank in the United States, established in the 1780s to stabilize the young nation's finances after the Revolutionary War.
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D.
World Trade Center Baltimore
The World Trade Center Baltimore is a prominent waterfront office tower in Baltimore, Maryland, known as a hub for international business and trade organizations.
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E.
Penn Quarter
Penn Quarter is a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood in central Washington, D.C., known for its museums, theaters, restaurants, and proximity to major civic and cultural landmarks.
- 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: Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States Target entity description: The Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States was a regional office of the early 19th-century national bank that became historically significant as the institutional setting for the landmark Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland.
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A.
Second Bank of the United States building
The Second Bank of the United States building is a historic Greek Revival structure in Philadelphia that served as the main facility of the early 19th-century national bank and now functions as a museum and landmark.
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B.
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States was the early national government’s central financial institution, chartered in 1791 to stabilize and standardize the young American economy under Alexander Hamilton’s financial program.
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C.
Bank of North America
The Bank of North America was the first chartered commercial bank in the United States, established in the 1780s to stabilize the young nation's finances after the Revolutionary War.
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D.
World Trade Center Baltimore
The World Trade Center Baltimore is a prominent waterfront office tower in Baltimore, Maryland, known as a hub for international business and trade organizations.
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E.
Penn Quarter
Penn Quarter is a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood in central Washington, D.C., known for its museums, theaters, restaurants, and proximity to major civic and cultural landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank branch
ⓘ
regional office ⓘ |
| affiliation |
federally chartered bank
ⓘ
First Bank of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
national bank of the United States
|
| associatedWith |
John Marshall
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice John Marshall
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States Supreme Court
|
| associatedWithPerson | James McCulloch ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employed | James McCulloch ⓘ |
| function | conducted banking operations for the Second Bank of the United States in Maryland ⓘ |
| governedBy | charter of the Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| hasRole | regional office of the Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to defining federal supremacy in the United States constitutional system
ⓘ
central to interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause ⓘ |
| jurisdictionConflictWith |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| legalIssue |
scope of federal implied powers
ⓘ
state taxation of a federal institution ⓘ supremacy of federal law over state law ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCase | federal instrumentality challenged by state taxation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltimore
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableAs | institutional setting for McCulloch v. Maryland ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability | involved in landmark constitutional law case ⓘ |
| sector | banking ⓘ |
| significantEvent | McCulloch v. Maryland ⓘ |
| subjectOf | McCulloch v. Maryland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | antebellum United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States Description of subject: The Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States was a regional office of the early 19th-century national bank that became historically significant as the institutional setting for the landmark Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland.
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