Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
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The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T422865 — 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: Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company Context triple: [Cape Cod Canal, originallyBuiltBy, Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company]
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A.
New York State Canal Corporation
The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
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B.
Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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C.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Champlain Canal
The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
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E.
Shawmut
Shawmut is a neighborhood rapid transit station on Boston's MBTA Red Line, located in the Dorchester area.
- 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: Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company Target entity description: The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
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A.
New York State Canal Corporation
The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
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B.
Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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C.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Champlain Canal
The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
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E.
Shawmut
Shawmut is a neighborhood rapid transit station on Boston's MBTA Red Line, located in the Dorchester area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal company
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private corporation ⓘ transportation company ⓘ |
| canalTypeDeveloped | sea-level canal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developed | Cape Cod Canal ⓘ |
| industry |
canal construction
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canal operation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Cape Cod ⓘ New York ⓘ |
| operated | Cape Cod Canal ⓘ |
| operatedDuringCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| projectLocation |
Cape Cod
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Cape Cod Canal route ⓘ |
| purpose |
to construct a navigable waterway across Cape Cod
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to shorten the sea route between Boston and New York ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company Description of subject: The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.