Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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former United States Army installation

Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, is a former U.S. Army installation known for its role in military communications and electronics research and development.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Monmouth	2
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8731631 — 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 Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Context triple: [Herman Edwards, placeOfBirth, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States]

A. Fort Dix, New Jersey, United States
Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States, is a U.S. Army installation best known as a major training and mobilization center for military personnel.
B. Fort Tilden
Fort Tilden is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and used for beaches, trails, and historic military structures.
C. Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst is a major U.S. military installation in New Jersey that combines Air Force, Army, and Navy facilities into a single joint base.
D. West Point Military Reservation
West Point Military Reservation is a major U.S. Army installation in New York best known as the home of the United States Military Academy.
E. Fort Dix
Fort Dix is a major U.S. Army installation in New Jersey that has long served as a key training and mobilization center for American soldiers.
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 Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Target entity description: Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, is a former U.S. Army installation known for its role in military communications and electronics research and development.

A. Fort Dix, New Jersey, United States
Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States, is a U.S. Army installation best known as a major training and mobilization center for military personnel.
B. Fort Tilden
Fort Tilden is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and used for beaches, trails, and historic military structures.
C. Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst is a major U.S. military installation in New Jersey that combines Air Force, Army, and Navy facilities into a single joint base.
D. West Point Military Reservation
West Point Military Reservation is a major U.S. Army installation in New York best known as the home of the United States Military Academy.
E. Fort Dix
Fort Dix is a major U.S. Army installation in New Jersey that has long served as a key training and mobilization center for American soldiers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former United States Army installation ⓘ
area	approximately 1,126 acres ⓘ
closedOn	2011 ⓘ
closureProcess	2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) decision NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlledBy	United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOpened	1917 ⓘ
dateRenamedFortMonmouth	1925 ⓘ
establishedDuring	World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrison	Army Materiel Command activities ⓘ U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Signal Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Signal School NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHeritage	major center of U.S. military communications innovation in the 20th century ⓘ
hosted	Army Communications-Electronics Command headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Electronics Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Evans Signal Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ Signal Corps Laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Signal School headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School campus NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Borough of Eatontown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Borough of Oceanport, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Borough of Tinton Falls, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Monmouth County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
locatedNear	Atlantic Ocean coast of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrewsbury River NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Major General John Adams Dix Monmouth (Monmouth County) ⓘ
notableFor	advances in radio communications ⓘ development of early weather radar ⓘ development of radar technologies ⓘ development of satellite communications technologies ⓘ research in electronic warfare ⓘ support to U.S. Army communications worldwide ⓘ
originalName	Camp Alfred Vail NERFINISHED ⓘ Camp Little Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	United States Department of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	United States Army installation network NERFINISHED ⓘ
postClosureAuthority	Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) NERFINISHED ⓘ
postClosureUse	redevelopment for mixed civilian uses ⓘ
renamed	Fort Monmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	electronics research and development ⓘ military communications research ⓘ signal communications training ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herman Edwards → placeOfBirth → Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States ⓘ

U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center → formerlyLocatedAt → Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fort Monmouth

Eatontown, New Jersey → hasLandmark → Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States ⓘ