Meriam’s Corner
E30677
Meriam’s Corner is a historic site in Concord, Massachusetts, where colonial militia first engaged British troops in sustained combat during the opening day of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meriam’s Corner canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T226468 — 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: Meriam’s Corner Context triple: [Minute Man National Historical Park, protects, Meriam’s Corner]
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A.
Bailey's Crossroads
Bailey's Crossroads is an unincorporated suburban community in Fairfax County, Virginia, located just outside Washington, D.C.
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B.
Miller’s Hollow
Miller’s Hollow is the former name of Kanesville, a historic Mormon settlement that later became Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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C.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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D.
Croton Point
Croton Point is a prominent peninsula on the east bank of the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York, known today for its large public park and scenic riverfront.
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E.
Seven Corners
Seven Corners is a densely developed commercial and residential area in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, known for its major road junction and large shopping centers.
- 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: Meriam’s Corner Target entity description: Meriam’s Corner is a historic site in Concord, Massachusetts, where colonial militia first engaged British troops in sustained combat during the opening day of the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Bailey's Crossroads
Bailey's Crossroads is an unincorporated suburban community in Fairfax County, Virginia, located just outside Washington, D.C.
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B.
Miller’s Hollow
Miller’s Hollow is the former name of Kanesville, a historic Mormon settlement that later became Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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C.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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D.
Croton Point
Croton Point is a prominent peninsula on the east bank of the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York, known today for its large public park and scenic riverfront.
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E.
Seven Corners
Seven Corners is a densely developed commercial and residential area in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, known for its major road junction and large shopping centers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| battleSide1 | colonial militia ⓘ |
| battleSide2 | British Army ⓘ |
| conflict | Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateOfEvent | April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 1 mile east of Concord center ⓘ |
| hasAccess | publicly accessible year-round ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration |
annual Patriots’ Day reenactments and ceremonies
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historic marker describing the events of April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
first sustained colonial militia attack on British troops on April 19, 1775
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opening engagements of the Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interpretive signage about the 1775 engagement
ⓘ
walking paths connecting to other Minute Man National Historical Park sites ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Meriam family whose farm was located at the corner ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Meriam family farm
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Meriam family house ⓘ |
| hasRoadJunction | junction of Lexington Road and Old Bedford Road ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Concord, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ Minute Man National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
North Bridge–Concord area of the Minute Man National Historical Park
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| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambush of retreating British column returning from Concord to Boston
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site where colonial militia first engaged British troops in sustained combat on the opening day of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| partOf | Minute Man National Historical Park ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Meriam’s Corner Description of subject: Meriam’s Corner is a historic site in Concord, Massachusetts, where colonial militia first engaged British troops in sustained combat during the opening day of the American Revolutionary War.
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