Fort Henry

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historic military fortress tourist attraction

Fort Henry is a historic 19th-century British military fortress and popular tourist site located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Henry National Historic Site	6
Fort Henry canonical	5
original Fort Henry (War of 1812-era fortification)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T175044 — 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 Henry
Context triple: [Ontario, containsLandmark, Fort Henry]

A. Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a coastal fortification in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, best known as the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861.
B. Schuylkill Banks
Schuylkill Banks is a popular urban waterfront park and recreational corridor along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, featuring trails, green space, and riverfront amenities.
C. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is a historic town at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, best known for John Brown’s 1859 raid and its pivotal role in the American Civil War.
D. Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is a historic coastal fort in Baltimore, Maryland, best known for its successful defense during the War of 1812 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the U.S. national anthem.
E. High Rock Tower
High Rock Tower is a historic stone observation tower and former lighthouse in Lynn, Massachusetts, known for its panoramic coastal views and public park setting.
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 Henry
Target entity description: Fort Henry is a historic 19th-century British military fortress and popular tourist site located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

A. Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a coastal fortification in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, best known as the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861.
B. Schuylkill Banks
Schuylkill Banks is a popular urban waterfront park and recreational corridor along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, featuring trails, green space, and riverfront amenities.
C. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is a historic town at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, best known for John Brown’s 1859 raid and its pivotal role in the American Civil War.
D. Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is a historic coastal fort in Baltimore, Maryland, best known for its successful defense during the War of 1812 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the U.S. national anthem.
E. High Rock Tower
High Rock Tower is a historic stone observation tower and former lighthouse in Lynn, Massachusetts, known for its panoramic coastal views and public park setting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic military fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	19th-century British military architecture ⓘ
builtToDefend	Port of Kingston ⓘ surface form: Kingston harbour entrance to Rideau Canal ⓘ naval dockyard at Kingston ⓘ
constructedBy	British Army ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1837 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1832 ⓘ
controlledBy	British Empire ⓘ Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
designation	National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
garrisonedBy	British regular troops ⓘ Canadian militia ⓘ
hasFeature	bastions ⓘ casemates ⓘ dry ditch ⓘ ravelins ⓘ redoubt ⓘ
heritageDesignationAuthority	Parks Canada ⓘ
locatedIn	Kingston, Ontario ⓘ Ontario ⓘ
locatedOn	Point Henry ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
near	Kingston harbour ⓘ Royal Military College of Canada ⓘ
offers	guided tours ⓘ historical reenactments ⓘ military drills demonstrations ⓘ sunset ceremonies ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
operatedBy	St. Lawrence Parks Commission ⓘ
overlooks	Lake Ontario ⓘ Saint Lawrence River ⓘ surface form: St. Lawrence River
partOf	Kingston Fortifications ⓘ Rideau Canal ⓘ surface form: Rideau Canal defensive system
replaced	Fort Henry self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: original Fort Henry (War of 1812-era fortification)
restoredAs	living history museum ⓘ
touristAttractionSince	1930s ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2007 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	part of Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedAs	prisoner-of-war camp during World War I ⓘ prisoner-of-war camp during World War II ⓘ
usedDuring	19th century ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ

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