Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
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Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal lighthouse in Newport, Oregon, notable for being one of the oldest standing structures on the Oregon coast and a popular tourist attraction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaquina Bay Lighthouse canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T472212 — 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: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Context triple: [Yaquina Bay, hasLandmark, Yaquina Bay Lighthouse]
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A.
Point Sur Lighthouse
Point Sur Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century light station perched on a volcanic rock along California’s Big Sur coast, guiding ships along the rugged Pacific shoreline.
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B.
Boca Chita Lighthouse
Boca Chita Lighthouse is a small, historic ornamental lighthouse located on Boca Chita Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, known as a picturesque landmark rather than an active navigational aid.
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C.
Great Point Light
Great Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels through the surrounding coastal waters.
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D.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
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E.
Eastern Point Lighthouse
Eastern Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guiding ships at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor on the Atlantic Ocean.
- 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: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Target entity description: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal lighthouse in Newport, Oregon, notable for being one of the oldest standing structures on the Oregon coast and a popular tourist attraction.
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A.
Point Sur Lighthouse
Point Sur Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century light station perched on a volcanic rock along California’s Big Sur coast, guiding ships along the rugged Pacific shoreline.
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B.
Boca Chita Lighthouse
Boca Chita Lighthouse is a small, historic ornamental lighthouse located on Boca Chita Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, known as a picturesque landmark rather than an active navigational aid.
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C.
Great Point Light
Great Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the northern tip of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels through the surrounding coastal waters.
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D.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
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E.
Eastern Point Lighthouse
Eastern Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Gloucester, Massachusetts, guiding ships at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor on the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian ⓘ |
| buildingType | integral lighthouse and dwelling ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouses in Oregon
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Museums in Lincoln County, Oregon ⓘ National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Oregon ⓘ Tourist attractions in Lincoln County, Oregon ⓘ |
| coastalFeature |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Yaquina Bay ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1871 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1871 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasExhibit |
lighthouse keeper life
ⓘ
local maritime history ⓘ |
| hasLightCharacteristic | fixed white (historical) ⓘ |
| hasPart | attached keeper’s dwelling ⓘ |
| hasView |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Yaquina Bay ⓘ |
| height | approximately 42 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1871 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest standing structures on the Oregon coast ⓘ |
| lightDeactivated | 1874 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Oregon
ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Newport, Oregon ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Oregon state parks
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon State Parks
|
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| nearby | Yaquina Bay Bridge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest standing structures on the Oregon coast
ⓘ
historic 19th-century coastal navigation aid ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | two ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1871 ⓘ |
| operator | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| region | Oregon Coast ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Yaquina Head Lighthouse ⓘ |
| roofType | gabled roof ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | popular ⓘ |
| use |
interpretive center
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Description of subject: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal lighthouse in Newport, Oregon, notable for being one of the oldest standing structures on the Oregon coast and a popular tourist attraction.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Newport, Oregon