Dismal Swamp Canal
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The Dismal Swamp Canal is one of the oldest continually operating man-made canals in the United States, historically used for transportation through the Great Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dismal Swamp Canal canonical | 6 |
| Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal | 1 |
| Dismal Swamp Canal system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2751692 — 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: Dismal Swamp Canal Context triple: [Great Dismal Swamp, borderedBy, Dismal Swamp Canal]
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A.
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a man-made waterway in Sussex County, Delaware, that connects the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay and forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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B.
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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C.
Burlington Canal
The Burlington Canal is a navigational waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides ship access between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
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D.
Shinnecock Canal
Shinnecock Canal is a man-made waterway on Long Island, New York, that connects Great Peconic Bay with Shinnecock Bay and helps regulate tidal flow between them.
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E.
Harlem River Ship Canal
The Harlem River Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, effectively separating Marble Hill from the rest of Manhattan.
- 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: Dismal Swamp Canal Target entity description: The Dismal Swamp Canal is one of the oldest continually operating man-made canals in the United States, historically used for transportation through the Great Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina.
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A.
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a man-made waterway in Sussex County, Delaware, that connects the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay and forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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B.
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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C.
Burlington Canal
The Burlington Canal is a navigational waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides ship access between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour.
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D.
Shinnecock Canal
Shinnecock Canal is a man-made waterway on Long Island, New York, that connects Great Peconic Bay with Shinnecock Bay and helps regulate tidal flow between them.
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E.
Harlem River Ship Canal
The Harlem River Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, effectively separating Marble Hill from the rest of Manhattan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | George Washington ⓘ |
| connects |
Chesapeake, Virginia
ⓘ
Elizabeth River ⓘ Pasquotank River ⓘ South Mills, North Carolina ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1793 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesBorderBetween |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia and North Carolina
|
| currentUse |
recreational boating
ⓘ
yacht and pleasure craft route ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 16 feet above sea level at summit level ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
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U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark District (corridor context)
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| hasFeature |
freshwater canal
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straight, narrow channel ⓘ tea-colored water from tannins ⓘ |
| hasHazard | fallen trees and debris ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Deep Creek Lock
ⓘ
South Mills Lock ⓘ |
| hasRestriction | draft limitations for deeper vessels ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 18th century American internal improvements ⓘ |
| historicUse | commercial navigation ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest continually operating man-made canals in the United States ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 22 miles
ⓘ
approximately 35 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coastal plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Great Dismal Swamp ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| near |
Dismal Swamp State Park
ⓘ
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1805 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| parallelRoute |
Dismal Swamp Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
|
| partOf | Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge vicinity ⓘ |
| primaryUse | transportation ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
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| wasBuiltFor |
drainage of Great Dismal Swamp
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timber extraction ⓘ transportation corridor between Virginia and North Carolina ⓘ |
| wasSurveyedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| wasUsedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| waterwayType | lock-controlled canal ⓘ |
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Subject: Dismal Swamp Canal Description of subject: The Dismal Swamp Canal is one of the oldest continually operating man-made canals in the United States, historically used for transportation through the Great Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
this entity surface form:
Dismal Swamp Canal system