Manzanar National Historic Site
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Manzanar National Historic Site is a preserved World War II-era Japanese American incarceration camp in California that serves as a memorial and educational site about the internment of Japanese Americans.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manzanar National Historic Site canonical | 7 |
| Manzanar War Relocation Center | 2 |
| Manzanar Visitor Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T385550 — 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: Manzanar National Historic Site Context triple: [Inyo County, California, contains, Manzanar National Historic Site]
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A.
Point Sur State Historic Park
Point Sur State Historic Park is a coastal California state park centered around a prominent volcanic rock and historic lighthouse overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Big Sur region.
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B.
Will Rogers State Historic Park
Will Rogers State Historic Park is a California state park in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles that preserves the former ranch and home of humorist and entertainer Will Rogers.
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C.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Flight 93 National Memorial is a U.S. national park site in Pennsylvania that honors the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, who died thwarting hijackers during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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D.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is a preserved historic area in West Branch, Iowa, that includes the birthplace, childhood home, and presidential library of the 31st U.S. president, Herbert Hoover.
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E.
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument was a multi-site U.S. National Park Service unit commemorating key locations, events, and sacrifices of the Pacific theater during World War II, including Pearl Harbor and the Aleutian Islands.
- 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: Manzanar National Historic Site Target entity description: Manzanar National Historic Site is a preserved World War II-era Japanese American incarceration camp in California that serves as a memorial and educational site about the internment of Japanese Americans.
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A.
Point Sur State Historic Park
Point Sur State Historic Park is a coastal California state park centered around a prominent volcanic rock and historic lighthouse overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Big Sur region.
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B.
Will Rogers State Historic Park
Will Rogers State Historic Park is a California state park in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles that preserves the former ranch and home of humorist and entertainer Will Rogers.
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C.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Flight 93 National Memorial is a U.S. national park site in Pennsylvania that honors the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, who died thwarting hijackers during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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D.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is a preserved historic area in West Branch, Iowa, that includes the birthplace, childhood home, and presidential library of the 31st U.S. president, Herbert Hoover.
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E.
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument was a multi-site U.S. National Park Service unit commemorating key locations, events, and sacrifices of the Pacific theater during World War II, including Pearl Harbor and the Aleutian Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II historic site
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former incarceration camp ⓘ national historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese American civil rights movement
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War Relocation Authority ⓘ |
| builtFor | incarceration of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese-American history
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Protected areas of Inyo County, California ⓘ World War II internment camps in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| established | 1992 ⓘ |
| establishedAs | Manzanar National Historic Site self-link ⓘ |
| formerName |
Manzanar National Historic Site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Manzanar War Relocation Center
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| governingBody | United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| hasAnnualEvent | Manzanar Pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus | Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cemetery monument
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driving tour road ⓘ historic orchards ⓘ interpretive exhibits ⓘ reconstructed barracks ⓘ reconstructed guard tower ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational site
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memorial ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Site ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter |
Manzanar National Historic Site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Manzanar Visitor Center
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| heritageDesignationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| inOperationFrom | 1942 ⓘ |
| inOperationUntil | 1945 ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Inyo County, California ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Owens Valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sierra Nevada
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surface form:
Sierra Nevada (United States)
U.S. Route 395 ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Independence, California
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Lone Pine, California ⓘ |
| NRHPType |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark District
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| numberOfIncarceratedPersons | over 10000 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States National Park System
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surface form:
National Park System
|
| topic |
Japanese American internment
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civil liberties during wartime ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Japanese American incarceration camp
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War Relocation Authority camp ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manzanar National Historic Site Description of subject: Manzanar National Historic Site is a preserved World War II-era Japanese American incarceration camp in California that serves as a memorial and educational site about the internment of Japanese Americans.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Manzanar National Historic Site
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formerName
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Manzanar National Historic Site
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Manzanar War Relocation Center
Manzanar National Historic Site
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hasVisitorCenter
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Manzanar National Historic Site
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Manzanar Visitor Center
subject surface form:
Eastern California
this entity surface form:
Manzanar War Relocation Center
subject surface form:
Independence, California