Fort Edward, New York
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Fort Edward, New York is a small historic village in northeastern New York State known for its role in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Edward, New York canonical | 10 |
| Fort Edward | 2 |
| Town of Fort Edward, New York | 2 |
| Fort Edward Historical Association | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2665146 — 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 Edward, New York Context triple: [Washington County, New York, countySeat, Fort Edward, New York]
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A.
Ticonderoga, New York
Ticonderoga, New York is a historic town in northeastern New York State best known for its strategic location between Lake George and Lake Champlain and the nearby Fort Ticonderoga.
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B.
Old Forge, New York
Old Forge, New York is a small Adirondack hamlet and popular year-round tourist destination known for outdoor recreation, including boating, skiing, and snowmobiling.
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C.
Crown Point, New York
Crown Point, New York is a small town on the western shore of Lake Champlain known for its historic Revolutionary War-era forts and scenic Adirondack setting.
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D.
Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Schaghticoke, New York
Schaghticoke, New York is a small town in eastern New York State known for its rural character and historic location at the confluence of the Hoosic and Hudson Rivers.
- 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 Edward, New York Target entity description: Fort Edward, New York is a small historic village in northeastern New York State known for its role in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Ticonderoga, New York
Ticonderoga, New York is a historic town in northeastern New York State best known for its strategic location between Lake George and Lake Champlain and the nearby Fort Ticonderoga.
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B.
Old Forge, New York
Old Forge, New York is a small Adirondack hamlet and popular year-round tourist destination known for outdoor recreation, including boating, skiing, and snowmobiling.
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C.
Crown Point, New York
Crown Point, New York is a small town on the western shore of Lake Champlain known for its historic Revolutionary War-era forts and scenic Adirondack setting.
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D.
Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga is a historic fort and strategic military site in upstate New York that played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Schaghticoke, New York
Schaghticoke, New York is a small town in eastern New York State known for its rural character and historic location at the confluence of the Hoosic and Hudson Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Kingsbury, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Kingsbury, New York
Moreau, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Moreau, New York
|
| areaCode | 518 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Washington County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | village government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic downtown
ⓘ
residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local commercial center
ⓘ
residential community ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Fort Edward site
ⓘ
Old Fort House Museum ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Fort Edward Civil War monument
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Hudson River waterfront ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Old Fort House Museum ⓘ |
| hasRailStation | Fort Edward–Glens Falls station ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
Colonial America ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major British fortification site
ⓘ
strategic point on route between New York City and Montreal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington County seat area
ⓘ
northeastern New York ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Hudson Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Hudson Valley
|
| locatedOn | Hudson River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fort Edward, New York
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Edward
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| nearbyCity |
Glens Falls, New York
ⓘ
Saratoga Springs, New York ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort Edward, New York
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Fort Edward, New York
|
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Glens Falls metropolitan area ⓘ |
| postalCode | 12828 ⓘ |
| region |
Northeastern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast United States
|
| river | Hudson River ⓘ |
| roleIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
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| servedAs |
military staging area
ⓘ
supply depot ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
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| transportation |
Amtrak Adirondack
ⓘ
surface form:
Amtrak Adirondack line
Amtrak Ethan Allen Express ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military encampments during American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
military encampments during French and Indian War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Edward, New York Description of subject: Fort Edward, New York is a small historic village in northeastern New York State known for its role in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Edward
subject surface form:
Washington County, New York
subject surface form:
Washington County, New York
this entity surface form:
Fort Edward
this entity surface form:
Town of Fort Edward, New York
this entity surface form:
Fort Edward Historical Association
this entity surface form:
Town of Fort Edward, New York
subject surface form:
New York State Route 32