Salt Works
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Salt Works is a historic site within the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park that preserves the location where members of the expedition boiled seawater to produce salt during the winter of 1805–1806.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salt Works canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4963315 — 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: Salt Works Context triple: [Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, hasPart, Salt Works]
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A.
Sulphur Works
Sulphur Works is a hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park known for its boiling mud pots, steam vents, and strong sulfurous fumes.
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B.
Salt
Salt is a 2010 action thriller film starring Angelina Jolie as a CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy.
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C.
Salt
Salt is the stage name of Cheryl James, an American rapper best known as one-third of the pioneering hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa.
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D.
Sands
Sands is a ruthless, manipulative CIA agent portrayed by Johnny Depp in the action film "Once Upon a Time in Mexico."
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E.
Seafarm
Seafarm is a work by ocean policy expert and writer Elisabeth Mann Borgese that reflects her pioneering ideas on the sustainable use and governance of the seas.
- 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: Salt Works Target entity description: Salt Works is a historic site within the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park that preserves the location where members of the expedition boiled seawater to produce salt during the winter of 1805–1806.
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A.
Sulphur Works
Sulphur Works is a hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park known for its boiling mud pots, steam vents, and strong sulfurous fumes.
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B.
Salt
Salt is a 2010 action thriller film starring Angelina Jolie as a CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy.
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C.
Salt
Salt is the stage name of Cheryl James, an American rapper best known as one-third of the pioneering hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa.
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D.
Sands
Sands is a ruthless, manipulative CIA agent portrayed by Johnny Depp in the action film "Once Upon a Time in Mexico."
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E.
Seafarm
Seafarm is a work by ocean policy expert and writer Elisabeth Mann Borgese that reflects her pioneering ideas on the sustainable use and governance of the seas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Corps of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| category |
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological sites in Oregon ⓘ historic sites in Oregon ⓘ protected areas of Clatsop County, Oregon ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFrom | approximately 15 miles from Fort Clatsop ⓘ |
| hasActivity | boiling seawater in iron kettles ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commemorative plaque
ⓘ
interpretive signs ⓘ outdoor exhibit ⓘ reconstructed salt boiling furnaces ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | wayside exhibits about salt making ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | winter 1805–1806 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clatsop County, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Seaside, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Lewis and Clark National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to secure a reliable supply of salt
ⓘ
to support the Corps of Discovery winter encampment ⓘ |
| relatedSite | Fort Clatsop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrates importance of salt for survival and food preservation
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illustrates logistical challenges of the Lewis and Clark Expedition ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
December 1805
ⓘ
February 1806 ⓘ January 1806 ⓘ |
| topic |
Lewis and Clark winter at the Pacific
ⓘ
early 19th-century salt production ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boiling seawater
ⓘ
producing salt for food preservation ⓘ producing salt for seasoning ⓘ salt production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salt Works Description of subject: Salt Works is a historic site within the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park that preserves the location where members of the expedition boiled seawater to produce salt during the winter of 1805–1806.
Referenced by (1)
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