Fort Schuyler
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19th-century fort
coastal fortification
former military installation
historic site
maritime museum site
Fort Schuyler is a 19th-century coastal fortification in the Bronx, New York, built to protect New York Harbor and now part of the SUNY Maritime College campus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Schuyler canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Schuyler Context triple: [Third System of US seacoast defense, hasPart, Fort Schuyler]
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A.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
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B.
Fort Montgomery, New York
Fort Montgomery, New York is a small hamlet in Orange County best known for its strategic Revolutionary War fortifications overlooking the Hudson River near Bear Mountain.
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C.
Fort Willem Hendrick
Fort Willem Hendrick was a 17th-century Dutch colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, serving as a key military and administrative center of New Netherland.
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D.
Fort Totten
Fort Totten is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., known for its proximity to the large Fort Totten Metro station and the historic Civil War-era fort site.
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E.
Fort Tilden
Fort Tilden is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and used for beaches, trails, and historic military structures.
- 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 Schuyler Target entity description: Fort Schuyler is a 19th-century coastal fortification in the Bronx, New York, built to protect New York Harbor and now part of the SUNY Maritime College campus.
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A.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
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B.
Fort Montgomery, New York
Fort Montgomery, New York is a small hamlet in Orange County best known for its strategic Revolutionary War fortifications overlooking the Hudson River near Bear Mountain.
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C.
Fort Willem Hendrick
Fort Willem Hendrick was a 17th-century Dutch colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, serving as a key military and administrative center of New Netherland.
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D.
Fort Totten
Fort Totten is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., known for its proximity to the large Fort Totten Metro station and the historic Civil War-era fort site.
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E.
Fort Tilden
Fort Tilden is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and used for beaches, trails, and historic military structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ former military installation ⓘ historic site ⓘ maritime museum site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Third System coastal fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith | United States maritime education ⓘ |
| builtBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| builtFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
protection of New York Harbor ⓘ |
| campusOf | SUNY Maritime College ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1850s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1830s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
administrative offices
ⓘ
classrooms ⓘ educational facility ⓘ part of SUNY Maritime College campus ⓘ |
| decommissionedAsFort | late 19th century ⓘ |
| feature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ dry moat ⓘ seawall batteries ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| houses | Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Throggs Neck
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surface form:
Throggs Neck peninsula
|
| location |
The Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronx
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Philip Schuyler ⓘ |
| near | Throgs Neck Bridge ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
East River
ⓘ
Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| owner | State University of New York ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor defenses of New York
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surface form:
New York Harbor defenses
|
| preservationStatus | restored ⓘ |
| region | Throggs Neck neighborhood ⓘ |
| shape | five-sided fort ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
hospital
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prison ⓘ training post ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Schuyler Description of subject: Fort Schuyler is a 19th-century coastal fortification in the Bronx, New York, built to protect New York Harbor and now part of the SUNY Maritime College campus.
Referenced by (5)
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subject surface form:
SUNY Maritime College