Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C.
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The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., was a 19th-century train depot best known as the site of President James A. Garfield’s assassination in 1881.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3808648 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C. Context triple: [Charles J. Guiteau, placeOfCrime, Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C.]
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A.
Anacostia station
Anacostia station is a Washington Metro rapid transit stop in Southeast Washington, D.C., serving the Anacostia neighborhood.
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B.
Arlington station
Arlington station is an underground light rail stop on Boston's MBTA Green Line located near the Back Bay and Boston Public Garden.
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C.
Union Station (Washington Metro)
Union Station is a major Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., serving as a key transit hub connected to the historic Union Station rail terminal and multiple local and regional transportation services.
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D.
Union Station (Baltimore)
Union Station (Baltimore) was an earlier major railroad terminal in Baltimore that served as the city's primary passenger rail hub before being superseded by Pennsylvania Station.
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E.
Farragut North station
Farragut North station is a Washington Metro rapid transit station in downtown Washington, D.C., serving the Red Line near Farragut Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C. Target entity description: The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., was a 19th-century train depot best known as the site of President James A. Garfield’s assassination in 1881.
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A.
Anacostia station
Anacostia station is a Washington Metro rapid transit stop in Southeast Washington, D.C., serving the Anacostia neighborhood.
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B.
Arlington station
Arlington station is an underground light rail stop on Boston's MBTA Green Line located near the Back Bay and Boston Public Garden.
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C.
Union Station (Washington Metro)
Union Station is a major Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., serving as a key transit hub connected to the historic Union Station rail terminal and multiple local and regional transportation services.
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D.
Union Station (Baltimore)
Union Station (Baltimore) was an earlier major railroad terminal in Baltimore that served as the city's primary passenger rail hub before being superseded by Pennsylvania Station.
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E.
Farragut North station
Farragut North station is a Washington Metro rapid transit station in downtown Washington, D.C., serving the Red Line near Farragut Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former building
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| assassin | Charles J. Guiteau ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles J. Guiteau
ⓘ
James A. Garfield ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad Company ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad system
|
| category |
James A. Garfield
ⓘ
assassinations in the United States ⓘ demolished buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ former railway stations in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1881-07-02 ⓘ |
| demolishedFor | construction of the National Mall parkland ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| function | passenger terminal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of a U.S. presidential assassination ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
District of Columbia
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
National Mall
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United States Capitol ⓘ |
| locatedOn | National Mall ⓘ |
| notableEvent | assassination of James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| partOf | rail network of the Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ |
| railwayCompany |
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
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surface form:
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
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| railwayLineServed |
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
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| replacedBy |
Union Station
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surface form:
Washington Union Station
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| servedAs |
terminal for trains from Baltimore
ⓘ
terminal for trains to the Northeast ⓘ |
| servedCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Mid-Atlantic states
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surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedAs | intercity railway station ⓘ |
| victimOfAssassination | James A. Garfield ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C. Description of subject: The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., was a 19th-century train depot best known as the site of President James A. Garfield’s assassination in 1881.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.