Fort Scammel
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Fort Scammel is a historic coastal defense fortification located on House Island in Portland Harbor, Maine, built in the early 19th century to protect the harbor and its shipping channels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Scammel canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7329246 — 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 Scammel Context triple: [Fort Gorges, nearbyPlace, Fort Scammel]
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A.
Fort Bokar
Fort Bokar is a prominent 15th-century stone fortress guarding the seaward entrance to Dubrovnik’s Old City walls in Croatia.
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B.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
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C.
Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C. F. Smith was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Montana Territory that protected travelers along the Bozeman Trail and became a focal point of conflict during Red Cloud's War.
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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.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
- 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 Scammel Target entity description: Fort Scammel is a historic coastal defense fortification located on House Island in Portland Harbor, Maine, built in the early 19th century to protect the harbor and its shipping channels.
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A.
Fort Bokar
Fort Bokar is a prominent 15th-century stone fortress guarding the seaward entrance to Dubrovnik’s Old City walls in Croatia.
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B.
Fort Crèvecœur
Fort Crèvecœur was a Dutch colonial fort on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, historically used as a trading post and military stronghold.
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C.
Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C. F. Smith was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Montana Territory that protected travelers along the Bozeman Trail and became a focal point of conflict during Red Cloud's War.
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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.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coastal defense fortification ⓘ |
| access | only by boat ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Casco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
protection of Portland Harbor shipping channels ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Portland, Maine
ⓘ
Coastal fortifications in the United States ⓘ Forts in Maine ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | early 19th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th-century American coastal fortification ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | United States Army troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| harborProtected | Portland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery battery
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic significance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland County, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn |
House Island, Casco Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Scammell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | city of Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Third System of US seacoast fortifications
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defenses of Casco Bay ⓘ |
| status | historic site ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Scammel Description of subject: Fort Scammel is a historic coastal defense fortification located on House Island in Portland Harbor, Maine, built in the early 19th century to protect the harbor and its shipping channels.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Portland Harbor