Ten Pound Island Light
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Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts, that once guided maritime traffic into the busy fishing port.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ten Pound Island Light canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T90147 — 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: Ten Pound Island Light Context triple: [Gloucester, hasLandmark, Ten Pound Island Light]
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A.
Round Island Lighthouse
Round Island Lighthouse is a historic red-and-white beacon located on Round Island in Michigan, guiding ships through the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes.
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B.
Great Point Light
Great Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels through the surrounding coastal waters.
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C.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
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D.
Eastern Point Lighthouse
Eastern Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guiding ships at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor on the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Big Red Lighthouse
Big Red Lighthouse is a historic, bright-red navigational beacon at the channel entrance to Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan, and a well-known local icon.
- 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: Ten Pound Island Light Target entity description: Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts, that once guided maritime traffic into the busy fishing port.
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A.
Round Island Lighthouse
Round Island Lighthouse is a historic red-and-white beacon located on Round Island in Michigan, guiding ships through the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes.
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B.
Great Point Light
Great Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels through the surrounding coastal waters.
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C.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
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D.
Eastern Point Lighthouse
Eastern Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guiding ships at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor on the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Big Red Lighthouse
Big Red Lighthouse is a historic, bright-red navigational beacon at the channel entrance to Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan, and a well-known local icon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | by boat only ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Winslow Homer ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | fishing industry ⓘ |
| associatedWithPort | Gloucester fishing port ⓘ |
| automationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Gloucester Harbor ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Gloucester, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Lighthouses in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city |
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| deactivationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| hasConstructionYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| hasFocalHeight | approximately 56 feet ⓘ |
| hasFogSignal | yes ⓘ |
| hasKeeperDwelling | yes ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| hasMarking | white tower with black lantern ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicUse | harbor approach light ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | about 9 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Gloucester Harbor ⓘ Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Massachusetts ⓘ Ten Pound Island ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnIsland | Ten Pound Island ⓘ |
| managingAgent | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with American maritime art
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role in guiding vessels into Gloucester Harbor ⓘ |
| NRHPLocation | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | viewable from shore ⓘ |
| originalManagingAgent | United States Lighthouse Service ⓘ |
| purpose |
to aid navigation for fishing vessels
ⓘ
to guide maritime traffic into Gloucester Harbor ⓘ |
| reactivationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 30 feet ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| yearCurrentTowerFirstLit | 1881 ⓘ |
| yearFirstLit | 1821 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ten Pound Island Light Description of subject: Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts, that once guided maritime traffic into the busy fishing port.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gloucester, Massachusetts