Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed)
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The Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument was a now-removed Confederate-era statue in Richmond, Virginia, commemorating the naval officer and oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury along Monument Avenue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed) Context triple: [Monument Avenue Historic District, hasMonument, Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed)]
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A.
John Tyler monument
The John Tyler monument is a memorial dedicated to the 10th president of the United States, located at his gravesite in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
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B.
Nathaniel Greene Monument
The Nathaniel Greene Monument is a historic memorial in Savannah, Georgia, honoring Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene for his leadership in the Southern campaign.
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C.
Yorktown Victory Monument
The Yorktown Victory Monument is a historic American monument in Yorktown, Virginia, erected to honor the decisive Revolutionary War victory that secured the United States’ independence.
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D.
Civil War Unknowns Monument
The Civil War Unknowns Monument is a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring unidentified Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
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E.
Confederate Soldiers Monument
The Confederate Soldiers Monument is a commemorative statue complex honoring Confederate military personnel, located on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
- 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: Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed) Target entity description: The Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument was a now-removed Confederate-era statue in Richmond, Virginia, commemorating the naval officer and oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury along Monument Avenue.
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A.
John Tyler monument
The John Tyler monument is a memorial dedicated to the 10th president of the United States, located at his gravesite in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
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B.
Nathaniel Greene Monument
The Nathaniel Greene Monument is a historic memorial in Savannah, Georgia, honoring Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene for his leadership in the Southern campaign.
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C.
Yorktown Victory Monument
The Yorktown Victory Monument is a historic American monument in Yorktown, Virginia, erected to honor the decisive Revolutionary War victory that secured the United States’ independence.
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D.
Civil War Unknowns Monument
The Civil War Unknowns Monument is a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honoring unidentified Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
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E.
Confederate Soldiers Monument
The Confederate Soldiers Monument is a commemorative statue complex honoring Confederate military personnel, located on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate monument
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monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate States Navy
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surface form:
Confederate Navy
United States Navy ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Virginia ⓘ |
| category |
Confederate States of America monuments and memorials in Virginia
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Richmond, Virginia ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Richmond, Virginia ⓘ Statues in Virginia ⓘ |
| commemorates | Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ |
| dedicatedToOccupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
oceanographer ⓘ |
| depicts |
Matthew Fontaine Maury
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allegorical figures ⓘ nautical and oceanographic themes ⓘ |
| genre | equestrian statue ⓘ |
| hasContext |
American Civil War memory
ⓘ
Lost Cause of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasQuality | removed ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Monument Avenue Historic District ⓘ |
| honors | Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Richmond, Virginia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn |
Monument Avenue Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia
|
| location |
Monument Avenue Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Monument Avenue
|
| materialUsed |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| monumentType |
historical figure monument
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Matthew Fontaine Maury ⓘ |
| originalFunction | commemorative monument ⓘ |
| partOf |
Monument Avenue Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Monument Avenue historic corridor
|
| publicAccess | no (after removal) ⓘ |
| significance | example of Confederate commemoration in public space ⓘ |
| status | removed ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
Monument Avenue Historic District
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surface form:
Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia
|
| subjectOf | Confederate monument controversy ⓘ |
| wasRemovedFrom | public display in Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
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Subject: Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument (removed) Description of subject: The Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument was a now-removed Confederate-era statue in Richmond, Virginia, commemorating the naval officer and oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury along Monument Avenue.
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