Fort Totten (New York)
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Fort Totten (New York) is a 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Queens, New York City, that later served various military and reserve functions and now includes parkland and historic structures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Totten | 1 |
| Fort Totten (New York) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2618012 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Totten (New York) Context triple: [Third System of US seacoast defense, hasPart, Fort Totten (New York)]
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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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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 Schuyler
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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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.
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E.
Fort Salonga, New York
Fort Salonga, New York is a suburban hamlet on Long Island’s North Shore known for its residential character and coastal location along the Long Island Sound.
- 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 Totten (New York) Target entity description: Fort Totten (New York) is a 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Queens, New York City, that later served various military and reserve functions and now includes parkland and historic structures.
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A.
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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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 Schuyler
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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D.
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.
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E.
Fort Salonga, New York
Fort Salonga, New York is a suburban hamlet on Long Island’s North Shore known for its residential character and coastal location along the Long Island Sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defense fortification
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former United States Army installation ⓘ historic district ⓘ park ⓘ |
| builtDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1862 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
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military reserve facilities ⓘ public park ⓘ recreation area ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| faces | East River ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Air Force Reserve
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surface form:
United States Air Force Reserve
United States Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Army Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Reserve
|
| hasPart |
Civil War–era masonry fortifications
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Endicott-era gun batteries ⓘ Fort Totten Park ⓘ battery structures ⓘ enlisted barracks ⓘ historic gate ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Long Island Sound
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Throgs Neck Bridge ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bayside, Queens
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New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Throggs Neck
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surface form:
Throgs Neck
|
| namedAfter | Joseph Gilbert Totten ⓘ |
| namedFor | Chief Engineer of the United States Army ⓘ |
| near |
Clearview Expressway terminus
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Little Bay Park ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| oppositeShoreFrom | Fort Schuyler ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
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surface form:
City of New York
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| partlyOwnedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf |
Harbor defenses of New York
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surface form:
Harbor Defenses of New York
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| usedFor |
Air Force Reserve center
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Army Reserve center ⓘ National Guard facilities ⓘ coast artillery batteries ⓘ coastal defense ⓘ harbor defense of New York City ⓘ military training ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Totten (New York) Description of subject: Fort Totten (New York) is a 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Queens, New York City, that later served various military and reserve functions and now includes parkland and historic structures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Totten