Fort Andrews
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Fort Andrews is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification located on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, now part of a historic and recreational area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Andrews canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5249113 — 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: Fort Andrews Context triple: [Peddocks Island, hasFeature, Fort Andrews]
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A.
Fort Patience
Fort Patience is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European trading and defensive network along the Gold Coast.
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B.
Fort Gorges
Fort Gorges is a 19th-century granite coastal fortification located on an island in Portland Harbor, Maine, now known as a historic site and popular kayaking destination.
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C.
Fort Gustavus
Fort Gustavus was a Dutch colonial fortification in Bengal that served as a strategic trading and military outpost for the Dutch East India Company.
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D.
Fort Scratchley
Fort Scratchley is a historic coastal defense fort and museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, known for its commanding views over the Pacific Ocean and its role in protecting the city, including during World War II.
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E.
Camp Richardson
Camp Richardson is a historic lakeside resort and recreation area on the south shore of Lake Tahoe in California, offering lodging, camping, beaches, and outdoor activities.
- 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: Fort Andrews Target entity description: Fort Andrews is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification located on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, now part of a historic and recreational area.
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A.
Fort Patience
Fort Patience is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European trading and defensive network along the Gold Coast.
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B.
Fort Gorges
Fort Gorges is a 19th-century granite coastal fortification located on an island in Portland Harbor, Maine, now known as a historic site and popular kayaking destination.
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C.
Fort Gustavus
Fort Gustavus was a Dutch colonial fortification in Bengal that served as a strategic trading and military outpost for the Dutch East India Company.
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D.
Fort Scratchley
Fort Scratchley is a historic coastal defense fort and museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, known for its commanding views over the Pacific Ocean and its role in protecting the city, including during World War II.
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E.
Camp Richardson
Camp Richardson is a historic lakeside resort and recreation area on the south shore of Lake Tahoe in California, offering lodging, camping, beaches, and outdoor activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defense fortification
ⓘ
former U.S. Army post ⓘ |
| armament |
10-inch coast defense guns
ⓘ
12-inch coast defense guns ⓘ 3-inch rapid-fire guns ⓘ 6-inch coast defense guns ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Endicott Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1904 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1897 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Coast Artillery Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army Coast Artillery units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBattery |
Battery Cushing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battery McCook NERFINISHED ⓘ Battery Putnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battery Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ Battery Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ Battery Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
barracks
ⓘ
dock ⓘ guardhouse ⓘ gun batteries ⓘ officers quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ power plant ⓘ storehouses ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Boston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPrisonersFrom |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inServiceFrom | 1904 ⓘ |
| inServiceUntil | 1947 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Peddocks Island NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leonard Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Endicott coastal defense program NERFINISHED ⓘ Harbor Defenses of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| usedAs | prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Andrews Description of subject: Fort Andrews is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification located on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, now part of a historic and recreational area.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.