Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site
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Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site is a Canadian historic site and former fur trading post in Lachine, Quebec, that interprets the role of the fur trade in the development of New France and Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4926853 — 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: Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site Context triple: [Lachine, hasHeritageSite, Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site]
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A.
Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer Village
Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer Village is a local history museum and recreated pioneer settlement in Pembroke, Ontario, showcasing the heritage and early settler life of the Ottawa Valley region.
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B.
Thinkers’ Lodge National Historic Site of Canada
Thinkers’ Lodge National Historic Site of Canada is a historic retreat in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, renowned as the meeting place for the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs that advanced global nuclear disarmament and peace efforts.
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C.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century fur trading post and military fort along the Columbia River that interprets the region’s Hudson’s Bay Company and U.S. Army history.
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D.
Exchange District National Historic Site of Canada
The Exchange District National Historic Site of Canada is a preserved early-20th-century commercial and warehouse district in downtown Winnipeg, renowned for its dense collection of historic architecture and role in the city’s economic development.
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E.
Fort William Historical Park
Fort William Historical Park is a large living history museum in Thunder Bay, Ontario, that recreates a 19th-century fur trade post and Indigenous cultural site.
- 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: Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site Target entity description: Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site is a Canadian historic site and former fur trading post in Lachine, Quebec, that interprets the role of the fur trade in the development of New France and Canada.
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A.
Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer Village
Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer Village is a local history museum and recreated pioneer settlement in Pembroke, Ontario, showcasing the heritage and early settler life of the Ottawa Valley region.
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B.
Thinkers’ Lodge National Historic Site of Canada
Thinkers’ Lodge National Historic Site of Canada is a historic retreat in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, renowned as the meeting place for the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs that advanced global nuclear disarmament and peace efforts.
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C.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century fur trading post and military fort along the Columbia River that interprets the region’s Hudson’s Bay Company and U.S. Army history.
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D.
Exchange District National Historic Site of Canada
The Exchange District National Historic Site of Canada is a preserved early-20th-century commercial and warehouse district in downtown Winnipeg, renowned for its dense collection of historic architecture and role in the city’s economic development.
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E.
Fort William Historical Park
Fort William Historical Park is a large living history museum in Thunder Bay, Ontario, that recreates a 19th-century fur trade post and Indigenous cultural site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Site of Canada
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historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | stone masonry ⓘ |
| category |
fur trade museum
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historic warehouses ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| district | Lachine borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
European traders and Indigenous peoples interactions
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economic importance of fur trade ⓘ transport routes of the fur trade ⓘ |
| formerUse | fur trading post ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
canoes and trade goods
ⓘ
fur trade artifacts ⓘ |
| hasPart | stone warehouse ⓘ |
| hasView | Saint Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Lieu historique national du Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodRepresented |
New France era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Canadian colonial period ⓘ |
| inception | 1803 ⓘ |
| interprets |
role of fur trade in development of Canada
ⓘ
role of fur trade in development of New France ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locatedAt | end of Lachine Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Lachine NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Saint Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipality | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Lachine Rapids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Parks Canada national historic sites ⓘ |
| primaryBuildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| province | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
guided tours
ⓘ
heritage interpretation programs ⓘ |
| theme |
Canadian history
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fur trade ⓘ history of New France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site Description of subject: Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site is a Canadian historic site and former fur trading post in Lachine, Quebec, that interprets the role of the fur trade in the development of New France and Canada.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lachine