Fort Screven
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Fort Screven is a historic coastal artillery fortification on Tybee Island, Georgia, that played a key role in the defense of the southeastern United States from the late 19th through mid-20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Screven canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6928809 — 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 Screven Context triple: [Tybee Island, Georgia, hasLandmark, Fort Screven]
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A.
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Oglethorpe is a small city in northwest Georgia known for its historic military post and proximity to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
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B.
Fort Blount
Fort Blount was a late 18th-century frontier fort and settlement that served as a key defensive and logistical outpost in what is now Tennessee.
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C.
Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
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D.
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation near Augusta best known as a center for signal, cyber, and communications training and operations.
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E.
Fort St. Simons
Fort St. Simons was a British colonial fortification on St. Simons Island, Georgia, that played a strategic role in the defense of the colony during conflicts with Spanish forces in the 18th century.
- 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 Screven Target entity description: Fort Screven is a historic coastal artillery fortification on Tybee Island, Georgia, that played a key role in the defense of the southeastern United States from the late 19th through mid-20th centuries.
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A.
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Oglethorpe is a small city in northwest Georgia known for its historic military post and proximity to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
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B.
Fort Blount
Fort Blount was a late 18th-century frontier fort and settlement that served as a key defensive and logistical outpost in what is now Tennessee.
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C.
Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
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D.
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia is a major U.S. Army installation near Augusta best known as a center for signal, cyber, and communications training and operations.
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E.
Fort St. Simons
Fort St. Simons was a British colonial fortification on St. Simons Island, Georgia, that played a strategic role in the defense of the colony during conflicts with Spanish forces in the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
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coastal artillery fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Endicott Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications of the United States
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Forts in Georgia ⓘ Military installations closed in the 20th century ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1897 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic attraction
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residential area ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ |
| defendedCity | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedRegion | southeastern United States coast ⓘ |
| era | Endicott coastal defense system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | protection of Savannah harbor ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryBranch | coast artillery ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tybee Post Theater
NERFINISHED
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barracks ⓘ concrete gun batteries ⓘ magazines ⓘ observation posts ⓘ officers quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| hasView | Atlantic coastline ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic district component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chatham County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
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Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tybee Island, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Tybee Island beachfront ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Screven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Savannah River entrance ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodEnd | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| operationalPeriodStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Harbor Defenses of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned military fort ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery training
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coastal defense ⓘ harbor defense ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Spanish–American War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort Screven Description of subject: Fort Screven is a historic coastal artillery fortification on Tybee Island, Georgia, that played a key role in the defense of the southeastern United States from the late 19th through mid-20th centuries.
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