Pepacton, New York
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Pepacton, New York was a former Catskills hamlet in Delaware County that was abandoned and flooded in the mid-20th century to create New York City’s Pepacton Reservoir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pepacton, New York canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8849861 — 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: Pepacton, New York Context triple: [Pepacton Reservoir, formedBySubmerging, Pepacton, New York]
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A.
Neversink, New York
Neversink, New York is a small rural town in the Catskill region known for its reservoirs that supply drinking water to New York City.
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B.
Napanoch, New York
Napanoch, New York is a small hamlet in Ulster County’s Town of Wawarsing in the Catskills region, historically shaped by its rural setting and former correctional facilities.
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C.
Shenorock, New York
Shenorock, New York is a small residential hamlet in northern Westchester County known for its suburban character and proximity to the town of Somers.
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D.
Setauket, New York
Setauket, New York is a historic hamlet on Long Island best known as a center of Revolutionary War activity and the real-life base of George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring.
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E.
Tuckahoe, New York
Tuckahoe, New York is a small suburban village in southeastern New York known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to New York City.
- 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: Pepacton, New York Target entity description: Pepacton, New York was a former Catskills hamlet in Delaware County that was abandoned and flooded in the mid-20th century to create New York City’s Pepacton Reservoir.
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A.
Neversink, New York
Neversink, New York is a small rural town in the Catskill region known for its reservoirs that supply drinking water to New York City.
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B.
Napanoch, New York
Napanoch, New York is a small hamlet in Ulster County’s Town of Wawarsing in the Catskills region, historically shaped by its rural setting and former correctional facilities.
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C.
Shenorock, New York
Shenorock, New York is a small residential hamlet in northern Westchester County known for its suburban character and proximity to the town of Somers.
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D.
Setauket, New York
Setauket, New York is a historic hamlet on Long Island best known as a center of Revolutionary War activity and the real-life base of George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring.
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E.
Tuckahoe, New York
Tuckahoe, New York is a small suburban village in southeastern New York known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former hamlet
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former populated place ⓘ submerged settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
displacement of residents
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eminent domain takings ⓘ |
| category |
Former populated places in New York (state)
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Populated places in Delaware County, New York ⓘ Submerged settlements in the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| disestablishedFor | water reservoir project ⓘ |
| evacuatedFor | New York City water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate |
abandoned
ⓘ
flooded ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Pepacton Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Delaware County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Catskills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catskill Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delaware County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Andes, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Downsville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | East Branch Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWithinProject | New York City Catskill water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoryPreservedIn |
New York City water system histories
ⓘ
local histories of Delaware County ⓘ |
| nowUnder | water level of Pepacton Reservoir ⓘ |
| partOf | Town of Andes, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForFate | construction of Pepacton Reservoir ⓘ |
| region |
Upstate New York (broad sense)
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surface form:
Upstate New York
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| state | New York ⓘ |
| submergedBy | Pepacton Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToHave |
a railroad stop
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farms ⓘ local businesses ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ roads ⓘ |
| waterSupplyFor | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Pepacton, New York Description of subject: Pepacton, New York was a former Catskills hamlet in Delaware County that was abandoned and flooded in the mid-20th century to create New York City’s Pepacton Reservoir.
Referenced by (2)
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