Appomattox Station
E371851
Appomattox Station is a historic Civil War site in Appomattox County, Virginia, associated with the final days of the Confederacy and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appomattox Station, Virginia | 2 |
| Appomattox Station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3584252 — 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: Appomattox Station Context triple: [Appomattox County, Virginia, hasHistoricSite, Appomattox Station]
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A.
Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
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B.
Tuckahoe station
Tuckahoe station is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail stop on the Harlem Line serving the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County, New York.
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C.
Martinsburg station
Martinsburg station is a historic passenger rail station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services on the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
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D.
Harpers Ferry station
Harpers Ferry station is a historic passenger rail station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services along the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
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E.
Cumberland station
Cumberland station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the city's Northwest Side and nearby suburbs with park-and-ride access to O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.
- 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: Appomattox Station Target entity description: Appomattox Station is a historic Civil War site in Appomattox County, Virginia, associated with the final days of the Confederacy and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.
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A.
Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
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B.
Tuckahoe station
Tuckahoe station is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail stop on the Harlem Line serving the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County, New York.
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C.
Martinsburg station
Martinsburg station is a historic passenger rail station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services on the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
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D.
Harpers Ferry station
Harpers Ferry station is a historic passenger rail station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services along the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
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E.
Cumberland station
Cumberland station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the city's Northwest Side and nearby suburbs with park-and-ride access to O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ Confederate States Army ⓘ George Armstrong Custer ⓘ
surface form:
George A. Custer
Robert E. Lee ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ Union Army ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War battlefields
ⓘ
Historic sites in Appomattox County, Virginia ⓘ Railway stations in Virginia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceToAppomattoxCourtHouse | approximately 3 miles ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Battle of Appomattox Station ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Civil War battlefield site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appomattox County, Virginia
ⓘ
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Appomattox, Virginia
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Appomattox Court House
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
|
| locatedOn | South Side Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appomattox Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Appomattox Court House Campaign
|
| presentDayUse | historic site ⓘ |
| railwayFunction | railroad station ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
helped force surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House
ⓘ
site of Union cavalry victory cutting off Confederate supplies ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 1865-04-08 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of rail supplies to Lee’s army ⓘ |
| usedFor | transport of Confederate supplies in 1865 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Appomattox Station Description of subject: Appomattox Station is a historic Civil War site in Appomattox County, Virginia, associated with the final days of the Confederacy and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Appomattox Station, Virginia
this entity surface form:
Appomattox Station, Virginia