Fort Morgan (masonry fort)
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Fort Morgan is a historic 19th-century masonry coastal defense fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, notable for its role in the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Morgan (masonry fort) canonical | 1 |
| Fort Morgan (military post) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9264956 — 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 Morgan (masonry fort) Context triple: [Fort Morgan, Alabama, hasLandmark, Fort Morgan (masonry fort)]
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A.
Mont Fort
Mont Fort is a prominent alpine peak in the Swiss Alps renowned as the highest lift-accessible point in the Verbier ski area, offering extensive skiing and panoramic mountain views.
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B.
Fort Gorges
Fort Gorges is a 19th-century granite coastal fortification located on an island in Portland Harbor, Maine, now known as a historic site and popular kayaking destination.
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C.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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D.
Munger Fort
Munger Fort is a historic hilltop fortress in Munger, Bihar, India, known for its strategic location on the Ganges and its layers of ancient, medieval, and colonial architecture.
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E.
Tulaja Fort
Tulaja Fort is an ancient hilltop stronghold and archaeological site in Pakistan’s Salt Range, noted for its historic ruins and strategic location.
- 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 Morgan (masonry fort) Target entity description: Fort Morgan is a historic 19th-century masonry coastal defense fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, notable for its role in the American Civil War.
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A.
Mont Fort
Mont Fort is a prominent alpine peak in the Swiss Alps renowned as the highest lift-accessible point in the Verbier ski area, offering extensive skiing and panoramic mountain views.
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B.
Fort Gorges
Fort Gorges is a 19th-century granite coastal fortification located on an island in Portland Harbor, Maine, now known as a historic site and popular kayaking destination.
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C.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
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D.
Munger Fort
Munger Fort is a historic hilltop fortress in Munger, Bihar, India, known for its strategic location on the Ganges and its layers of ancient, medieval, and colonial architecture.
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E.
Tulaja Fort
Tulaja Fort is an ancient hilltop stronghold and archaeological site in Pakistan’s Salt Range, noted for its historic ruins and strategic location.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
masonry coastal defense fort ⓘ |
| armament |
rifled cannon
ⓘ
seacoast artillery ⓘ smoothbore cannon ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1834 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1819 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union forces ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site open to the public
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| decommissionedAsFort | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| designated | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | siege and bombardment in August 1864 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate troops
ⓘ
Union troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ moat ⓘ outer batteries ⓘ |
| hasShape | star-shaped fort ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Dauphin Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterEquippedWith | Endicott-era concrete batteries ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedAt | mouth of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Baldwin County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Fort Morgan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Alabama Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nhlDesignationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| nrhpListingYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Third System of U.S. seacoast fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Union forces in August 1864 ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 era fortification program ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | coastal defense ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Morgan (masonry fort) Description of subject: Fort Morgan is a historic 19th-century masonry coastal defense fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, notable for its role in the American Civil War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Morgan (military post)