Pilot Knob
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Pilot Knob is a prominent igneous hill and historic Civil War site in Missouri, known for its distinctive conical shape within the St. Francois Mountains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pilot Knob canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7162642 — 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: Pilot Knob Context triple: [St. Francois Mountains, contains, Pilot Knob]
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A.
Rattlesnake Knob
Rattlesnake Knob is a lesser peak on the Mount Holyoke Range in western Massachusetts, known for its wooded trails and local hiking opportunities.
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B.
Derrick Knob
Derrick Knob is a mountain summit along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the Great Smoky Mountains, known as a waypoint for hikers on the Appalachian Trail.
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C.
Turner Ward Knob
Turner Ward Knob is a prominent mountain peak in Arkansas known as the highest summit in the Boston Mountains region of the Ozark Plateau.
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D.
Kentuck Knob
Kentuck Knob is a Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Usonian house in southwestern Pennsylvania, noted for its organic architecture and scenic hillside setting near Fallingwater.
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E.
High Knob
High Knob is a prominent mountain peak in southwestern Virginia known for its extensive views, high-elevation forests, and role as a major landmark in the central Appalachian region.
- 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: Pilot Knob Target entity description: Pilot Knob is a prominent igneous hill and historic Civil War site in Missouri, known for its distinctive conical shape within the St. Francois Mountains.
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A.
Rattlesnake Knob
Rattlesnake Knob is a lesser peak on the Mount Holyoke Range in western Massachusetts, known for its wooded trails and local hiking opportunities.
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B.
Derrick Knob
Derrick Knob is a mountain summit along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the Great Smoky Mountains, known as a waypoint for hikers on the Appalachian Trail.
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C.
Turner Ward Knob
Turner Ward Knob is a prominent mountain peak in Arkansas known as the highest summit in the Boston Mountains region of the Ozark Plateau.
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D.
Kentuck Knob
Kentuck Knob is a Frank Lloyd Wright–designed Usonian house in southwestern Pennsylvania, noted for its organic architecture and scenic hillside setting near Fallingwater.
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E.
High Knob
High Knob is a prominent mountain peak in southwestern Virginia known for its extensive views, high-elevation forests, and role as a major landmark in the central Appalachian region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War site
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hill ⓘ igneous rock formation ⓘ landform ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | accessible by road ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important Civil War battlefield in Missouri ⓘ |
| hasEventDate | Battle of Pilot Knob, September 27, 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rocky outcrops
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steep slopes ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalOrigin | igneous ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite | Fort Davidson State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for its use as a navigational landmark ("pilot") ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | iron ore ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Arcadia, Missouri
NERFINISHED
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City of Pilot Knob, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironton, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTransportation |
Missouri Route 21
NERFINISHED
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Missouri Route 72 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | Stouts Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProminence | prominent local landmark ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | partly protected as a state historic site (Fort Davidson) ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
Civil War history tourism
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hiking ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| hasRegion | southeastern Missouri ⓘ |
| hasShape | conical ⓘ |
| hasTourismInfrastructure |
interpretive signage (historic site area)
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parking area (historic site area) ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Arcadia Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | Missouri Department of Natural Resources (historic site area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ozark Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arcadia Valley
NERFINISHED
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Iron County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri ⓘ St. Francois Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| usedFor |
Civil War fortification
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iron mining (historical) ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf | Battle of Pilot Knob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pilot Knob Description of subject: Pilot Knob is a prominent igneous hill and historic Civil War site in Missouri, known for its distinctive conical shape within the St. Francois Mountains.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.