Fort Hamilton
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Fort Hamilton is a historic U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York, guarding the entrance to New York Harbor at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T588466 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Hamilton Context triple: [The Narrows, near, Fort Hamilton]
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Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a historic former military installation and coastal defense fortification located at the Narrows in New York Harbor, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
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B.
Schofield Barracks
Schofield Barracks is a major U.S. Army installation in central Oahu, Hawaii, serving as a key training and operational base for Pacific forces.
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C.
Oswego Armory
Oswego Armory is a historic National Guard armory building in Oswego, New York, designed in the late 19th century by prominent state architect Isaac G. Perry.
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D.
Fort Orange
Fort Orange was a 17th-century Dutch fur-trading post and military fortification located near present-day Albany, New York, that served as a key outpost of the colony of New Netherland.
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Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
- 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 Hamilton Target entity description: Fort Hamilton is a historic U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York, guarding the entrance to New York Harbor at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
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A.
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a historic former military installation and coastal defense fortification located at the Narrows in New York Harbor, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
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B.
Schofield Barracks
Schofield Barracks is a major U.S. Army installation in central Oahu, Hawaii, serving as a key training and operational base for Pacific forces.
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C.
Oswego Armory
Oswego Armory is a historic National Guard armory building in Oswego, New York, designed in the late 19th century by prominent state architect Isaac G. Perry.
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Fort Orange
Fort Orange was a 17th-century Dutch fur-trading post and military fortification located near present-day Albany, New York, that served as a key outpost of the colony of New Netherland.
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E.
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower is a United States Army installation near Augusta, Georgia, known for housing the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and serving as a major hub for cyber and signal training.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army installation
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coastal fortification ⓘ military base ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Brooklyn
ⓘ
Coastal fortifications in the United States ⓘ Forts in New York City ⓘ Installations of the United States Army in New York State ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1820s ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| garrison |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army units
|
| hasAccessControl | controlled military access ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative support facility
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ military garrison ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse | coastal defense of New York Harbor ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Fort Wadsworth
ⓘ
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (Staten Island side) ⓘ
surface form:
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge toll plaza
|
| hasStructure |
chapel
ⓘ
coastal artillery batteries ⓘ enlisted barracks ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ officers' quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic military installation ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Borough of Brooklyn ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Kings County
ⓘ
surface form:
Kings County, New York
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Bay Ridge ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
The Narrows
ⓘ
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
New York Harbor estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partially ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York City defense system
ⓘ
Fort Hamilton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Garrison Fort Hamilton
|
| usedFor |
family housing
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military community services ⓘ mobilization support ⓘ recruiting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Hamilton Description of subject: Fort Hamilton is a historic U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York, guarding the entrance to New York Harbor at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Army Garrison Fort Hamilton
this entity surface form:
Fort Hamilton (historically/administratively at times)
subject surface form:
Southern Brooklyn
this entity surface form:
Fort Hamilton (across The Narrows)
subject surface form:
Southwestern Brooklyn
this entity surface form:
Fort Hamilton U.S. Army Garrison