Cahawba
E791550
Cahawba is a historic ghost town in Alabama that once served as the state's first permanent capital in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cahawba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9320569 — 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: Cahawba Context triple: [Cahaba, hasNameVariant, Cahawba]
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A.
Woodfin
Woodfin is the surname of Randall Woodfin, an American politician and mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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B.
Cattawade
Cattawade is a small village in Suffolk, England, situated near the River Stour at the eastern edge of Dedham Vale.
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C.
Tallassee
Tallassee is a small city in central Alabama known for its location along the Tallapoosa River and its historic textile mill heritage.
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D.
Sickla
Sickla is a district in the Stockholm urban area known for its large shopping and business center, modern residential areas, and redeveloped industrial waterfront.
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E.
Third Creek
Third Creek is a stream in the Lake Tahoe Basin that serves as one of the tributaries feeding water into Lake Tahoe.
- 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: Cahawba Target entity description: Cahawba is a historic ghost town in Alabama that once served as the state's first permanent capital in the early 19th century.
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A.
Woodfin
Woodfin is the surname of Randall Woodfin, an American politician and mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
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B.
Cattawade
Cattawade is a small village in Suffolk, England, situated near the River Stour at the eastern edge of Dedham Vale.
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C.
Tallassee
Tallassee is a small city in central Alabama known for its location along the Tallapoosa River and its historic textile mill heritage.
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D.
Sickla
Sickla is a district in the Stockholm urban area known for its large shopping and business center, modern residential areas, and redeveloped industrial waterfront.
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E.
Third Creek
Third Creek is a stream in the Lake Tahoe Basin that serves as one of the tributaries feeding water into Lake Tahoe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former state capital
ⓘ
ghost town ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cahaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Cahawba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalMovedFrom | St. Stephens, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 32.319°N 87.104°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOf | Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause |
recurrent flooding
ⓘ
relocation of county seat ⓘ |
| endTimeOfRole_capital of Alabama | 1826 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfRole_countySeat | 1866 ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestSignificance | early 19th century ⓘ |
| founded | 1819 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Alabama Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFacilityDuringCivilWar | Confederate prison for Union soldiers ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
building foundations
ⓘ
cemeteries ⓘ street grid ⓘ wells ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Civil War prison site
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ ruins of statehouse area ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFunction |
commercial center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ river port ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Selma, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Old Cahawba Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isListedOn | Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isManagedAs | state historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cahaba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Alabama River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cahaba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Black Belt region of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedAsCountySeatBy | Selma, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Tuscaloosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of Alabama ⓘ |
| significantEvent | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfRole_capital of Alabama | 1820 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfRole_countySeat | 1820 ⓘ |
| stateCapitalOrder | first permanent capital of Alabama ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cahawba Description of subject: Cahawba is a historic ghost town in Alabama that once served as the state's first permanent capital in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.