Fort Davis
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Fort Davis was a former U.S. Army military post in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and operation of the Panama Canal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Davis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1840504 — 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 Davis Context triple: [Panama Canal Zone, hasPart, Fort Davis]
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A.
Corsicana
Corsicana is a small city in north-central Texas known for its oil boom history and as a regional commercial and transportation hub between Dallas and Houston.
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B.
Balch Springs
Balch Springs is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area in northeastern Texas.
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C.
Nacogdoches, Texas
Nacogdoches, Texas is a historic East Texas city often regarded as the oldest town in the state and known for its early role in Texas history.
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D.
Corryton
Corryton is an unincorporated community in northeastern Knox County, Tennessee, situated within the Knoxville metropolitan area.
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E.
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas is a suburban city in the eastern part of the Dallas–Fort Worth area known for its strong retail centers, rodeo heritage, and family-oriented residential communities.
- 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 Davis Target entity description: Fort Davis was a former U.S. Army military post in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and operation of the Panama Canal.
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A.
Corsicana
Corsicana is a small city in north-central Texas known for its oil boom history and as a regional commercial and transportation hub between Dallas and Houston.
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B.
Balch Springs
Balch Springs is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area in northeastern Texas.
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C.
Nacogdoches, Texas
Nacogdoches, Texas is a historic East Texas city often regarded as the oldest town in the state and known for its early role in Texas history.
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D.
Corryton
Corryton is an unincorporated community in northeastern Knox County, Tennessee, situated within the Knoxville metropolitan area.
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E.
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas is a suburban city in the eastern part of the Dallas–Fort Worth area known for its strong retail centers, rodeo heritage, and family-oriented residential communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former United States Army post
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| garrison |
U.S. anti-aircraft units
ⓘ
U.S. infantry units ⓘ U.S. Army South ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Caribbean units
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| geopoliticalContext | U.S. control of the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
barracks
ⓘ
officers’ quarters ⓘ support facilities ⓘ training areas ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coastal defense post
ⓘ
support facility for Panama Canal operations ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
protection of canal approaches
ⓘ
staging area for regional operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Panama
ⓘ
Panama Canal Zone (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
|
| locatedNear |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal
Port of Colón ⓘ
surface form:
Colón, Panama
|
| locatedOn | Atlantic side of the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jefferson Davis ⓘ |
| namedFor | Jefferson Davis ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Gatun Lake ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. coastal defense network in the Caribbean region
ⓘ
U.S. military presence in the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ defense system of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| significance |
key role in defense of the Panama Canal
ⓘ
key role in operation of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned
ⓘ
former military post ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| transferContext | eventual turnover of Canal Zone areas to Panama ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defense operations
ⓘ
housing U.S. Army troops ⓘ logistical support ⓘ training of U.S. Army units ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Davis Description of subject: Fort Davis was a former U.S. Army military post in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and operation of the Panama Canal.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Panama Canal Zone