Cruquius Pumping Station
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Cruquius Pumping Station is a historic 19th-century Dutch steam-powered pumping station, now a museum, renowned for its role in draining the Haarlemmermeer lake and showcasing monumental industrial engineering.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cruquius Pumping Station canonical | 2 |
| Cruquius pumping station | 2 |
| Leeghwater pumping station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Cruquius Pumping Station Context triple: [Cruquius, hasAttraction, Cruquius Pumping Station]
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Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant
The Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that serves as a key intake and distribution hub for the State Water Project.
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Tracy Pumping Plant
Tracy Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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C.
Edmonston Pumping Plant
Edmonston Pumping Plant is a major California water infrastructure facility that lifts water over the Tehachapi Mountains, enabling its delivery from Northern to Southern California.
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D.
Jones Pumping Plant
Jones Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California’s Central Valley that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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E.
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a major water supply reservoir in Westchester County, New York, that forms a key part of New York City's Croton water system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cruquius Pumping Station Target entity description: Cruquius Pumping Station is a historic 19th-century Dutch steam-powered pumping station, now a museum, renowned for its role in draining the Haarlemmermeer lake and showcasing monumental industrial engineering.
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A.
Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant
The Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that serves as a key intake and distribution hub for the State Water Project.
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B.
Tracy Pumping Plant
Tracy Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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C.
Edmonston Pumping Plant
Edmonston Pumping Plant is a major California water infrastructure facility that lifts water over the Tehachapi Mountains, enabling its delivery from Northern to Southern California.
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D.
Jones Pumping Plant
Jones Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California’s Central Valley that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
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E.
New Croton Reservoir
The New Croton Reservoir is a major water supply reservoir in Westchester County, New York, that forms a key part of New York City's Croton water system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial heritage site
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museum ⓘ steam-powered pumping station ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1847 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| DutchName | Gemaal De Cruquius ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Industrial archaeological sites
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Museums in North Holland ⓘ North Holland ⓘ
surface form:
Rijksmonuments in North Holland
Steam museums ⓘ Water pumping stations in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasEngineType | beam engine ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Dutch water management
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history of Haarlemmermeer polder ⓘ steam technology ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
museum of steam technology
ⓘ
pumping water ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
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iron ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
monumental cast-iron pumping machinery
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one of the largest steam-driven beam engines ever built ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
industrial revolution in the Netherlands
ⓘ
polder creation ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility |
educational exhibitions
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Rijksmonument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| inaugurationYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cruquius
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Haarlemmermeer ⓘ North Holland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Haarlemmermeer
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surface form:
Haarlemmermeer lake
|
| namedAfter |
Nicolaas Kruik
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surface form:
Nicolaas Samuel Cruquius
|
| openingYearAsMuseum | 1933 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Museum De Cruquius
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surface form:
Museum De Cruquius foundation
|
| partOf |
Dutch water management system
ⓘ
Haarlemmermeer drainage project ⓘ |
| poweredBy | steam engine ⓘ |
| significance |
example of 19th-century industrial engineering
ⓘ
key role in reclaiming Haarlemmermeer polder ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned pumping station ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | draining Haarlemmermeer lake ⓘ |
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Subject: Cruquius Pumping Station Description of subject: Cruquius Pumping Station is a historic 19th-century Dutch steam-powered pumping station, now a museum, renowned for its role in draining the Haarlemmermeer lake and showcasing monumental industrial engineering.
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