Overland Route (historic)
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The Overland Route (historic) was a major transcontinental rail corridor in the United States that linked the Midwest to the Pacific Coast and served as a primary artery for passenger and freight traffic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Overland Route | 5 |
| Overland Route (historic) canonical | 1 |
| Overland Route corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T298335 — 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.
Target entity: Overland Route (historic) Context triple: [Central Pacific Railroad historic route, partOf, Overland Route (historic)]
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A.
Mojave Road historic route
The Mojave Road historic route is a 19th-century wagon trail-turned-backcountry track that crosses the Mojave Desert, now popular with off-road enthusiasts and history buffs for its remote scenery and frontier-era landmarks.
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B.
Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)
The Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) was an early 20th-century transcontinental highway route that linked St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California, promoting automobile travel across the southern United States.
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C.
Old Spanish Trail (trade route)
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) was a historic overland commerce route that linked the northern New Mexico settlements with California, facilitating trade in goods such as woolen textiles and horses across the American Southwest in the 19th century.
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D.
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.
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E.
California Trail
The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Overland Route (historic) Target entity description: The Overland Route (historic) was a major transcontinental rail corridor in the United States that linked the Midwest to the Pacific Coast and served as a primary artery for passenger and freight traffic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Mojave Road historic route
The Mojave Road historic route is a 19th-century wagon trail-turned-backcountry track that crosses the Mojave Desert, now popular with off-road enthusiasts and history buffs for its remote scenery and frontier-era landmarks.
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B.
Old Spanish Trail (auto trail)
The Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) was an early 20th-century transcontinental highway route that linked St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California, promoting automobile travel across the southern United States.
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C.
Old Spanish Trail (trade route)
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) was a historic overland commerce route that linked the northern New Mexico settlements with California, facilitating trade in goods such as woolen textiles and horses across the American Southwest in the 19th century.
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D.
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.
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E.
California Trail
The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail corridor
ⓘ
transcontinental railroad route ⓘ |
| category |
historic rail transport in the United States
ⓘ
transcontinental rail corridors in North America ⓘ |
| connects |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Midwest
Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Coast
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicImpact | facilitated settlement and commerce between Midwest and Pacific Coast ⓘ |
| endPoint | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Chicago and North Western Railway connections ⓘ |
| notableTrainService |
Overland Limited
ⓘ
San Francisco Overland Limited ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Central Pacific Railroad
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Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Transcontinental Railroad
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surface form:
First transcontinental railroad (United States)
|
| passesThrough |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nebraska ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| significance | primary artery for transcontinental rail traffic ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| status | largely superseded by later mainlines and highways ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Overland Route (historic) Description of subject: The Overland Route (historic) was a major transcontinental rail corridor in the United States that linked the Midwest to the Pacific Coast and served as a primary artery for passenger and freight traffic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.