Clermont
E370461
Clermont was the pioneering early 19th-century steamboat that demonstrated the commercial viability of steam-powered river travel in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clermont canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3581751 — 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: Clermont Context triple: [Robert Fulton, notableWork, Clermont]
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A.
Clermont
Clermont is a rapidly growing city in Central Florida known for its rolling hills, lakes, and proximity to the greater Orlando metropolitan area.
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B.
Clermont
Clermont is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia, known historically for gold and coal mining and as a service centre for surrounding agricultural and mining regions.
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C.
Gretna
Gretna is a small Scottish town near the England–Scotland border, historically famous as a destination for runaway weddings.
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D.
Fleury
Fleury is a French-Canadian surname most prominently associated with NHL goaltender Marc-André Fleury.
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E.
Girard
Girard is a masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, historically associated with forms like Gerard or Gerhard and borne by various notable figures in European and North American history.
- 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: Clermont Target entity description: Clermont was the pioneering early 19th-century steamboat that demonstrated the commercial viability of steam-powered river travel in the United States.
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A.
Clermont
Clermont is a rapidly growing city in Central Florida known for its rolling hills, lakes, and proximity to the greater Orlando metropolitan area.
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B.
Clermont
Clermont is a rural town in Central Queensland, Australia, known historically for gold and coal mining and as a service centre for surrounding agricultural and mining regions.
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C.
Gretna
Gretna is a small Scottish town near the England–Scotland border, historically famous as a destination for runaway weddings.
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D.
Fleury
Fleury is a French-Canadian surname most prominently associated with NHL goaltender Marc-André Fleury.
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E.
Girard
Girard is a masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, historically associated with forms like Gerard or Gerhard and borne by various notable figures in European and North American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
steam-powered vessel
ⓘ
steamboat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
North River
ⓘ
North River Steamboat ⓘ |
| averageSpeed | about 5 miles per hour ⓘ |
| beam | about 12 feet ⓘ |
| builtFor | Hudson River passenger service ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Robert Fulton ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Boulton and Watt ⓘ |
| engineType | low-pressure steam engine ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| financier | Robert R. Livingston ⓘ |
| firstVoyageDistance | about 150 miles ⓘ |
| firstVoyageDuration | about 32 hours ⓘ |
| firstVoyageEndDate | 1807-08-19 ⓘ |
| firstVoyageStartDate | 1807-08-17 ⓘ |
| hasMediaFranchise | historical replicas and models ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated commercial viability of steam-powered river travel
ⓘ
first commercially successful steamboat in the United States ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of steamboat navigation in the United States
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expansion of inland waterway transportation ⓘ |
| inServiceFrom | 1807 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1807 ⓘ |
| length |
about 142 feet
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about 43 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfConstruction |
New York
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surface form:
New York, United States
|
| maximumSpeed | about 6 miles per hour ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Clermont, New York ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Hudson River
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River, New York
|
| operator | Robert Fulton ⓘ |
| owner |
Robert Fulton
ⓘ
Robert R. Livingston ⓘ |
| portOfArrival |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
|
| portOfDeparture | New York City ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 20 horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
paddle wheels
ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ |
| route | Hudson River ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States transportation history
ⓘ
maritime history studies ⓘ |
| usedFor | demonstrating practicality of steam navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clermont Description of subject: Clermont was the pioneering early 19th-century steamboat that demonstrated the commercial viability of steam-powered river travel in the United States.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.