Arlington plantation
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Arlington plantation was a prominent Virginia estate along the Potomac River that served as the ancestral home of the Custis family and later became the site of Arlington National Cemetery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arlington plantation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9610085 — 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: Arlington plantation Context triple: [Custis family, propertyOwned, Arlington plantation]
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A.
Abingdon plantation
Abingdon plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate near present-day Reagan National Airport, historically notable as the home of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington’s son.
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B.
Gunston Hall plantation
Gunston Hall plantation is the historic 18th-century Virginia estate of statesman and Founding Father George Mason, renowned for its Georgian architecture and role in early American history.
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C.
Ravensworth plantation
Ravensworth plantation was a prominent 19th-century Virginia estate associated with the influential Lee and Fitzhugh families.
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D.
Chantilly plantation
Chantilly plantation was a historic Virginia estate whose name later inspired the naming of the community of Chantilly, Virginia.
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E.
Leesylvania plantation
Leesylvania plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate along the Potomac River that served as the ancestral home of the prominent Lee family, including Revolutionary-era statesman Henry Lee II.
- 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: Arlington plantation Target entity description: Arlington plantation was a prominent Virginia estate along the Potomac River that served as the ancestral home of the Custis family and later became the site of Arlington National Cemetery.
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A.
Abingdon plantation
Abingdon plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate near present-day Reagan National Airport, historically notable as the home of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington’s son.
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B.
Gunston Hall plantation
Gunston Hall plantation is the historic 18th-century Virginia estate of statesman and Founding Father George Mason, renowned for its Georgian architecture and role in early American history.
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C.
Ravensworth plantation
Ravensworth plantation was a prominent 19th-century Virginia estate associated with the influential Lee and Fitzhugh families.
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D.
Chantilly plantation
Chantilly plantation was a historic Virginia estate whose name later inspired the naming of the community of Chantilly, Virginia.
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E.
Leesylvania plantation
Leesylvania plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate along the Potomac River that served as the ancestral home of the prominent Lee family, including Revolutionary-era statesman Henry Lee II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic estate
ⓘ
plantation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Arlington House plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestralHomeOf | Custis family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleAtCore | Greek Revival (Arlington House) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAsMemorialTo | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Custis family residences
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Historic districts in Virginia ⓘ Plantations in Virginia ⓘ Robert E. Lee residences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confiscatedBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confiscationContext | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Arlington County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
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national cemetery grounds ⓘ |
| dateOfCemeteryEstablishment | 1864 ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | enslaved labor ⓘ |
| function | slave plantation ⓘ |
| hasPart | Arlington House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark (for Arlington House) ⓘ |
| laterSiteOf | Arlington National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident |
George Washington Parke Custis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Anna Randolph Custis NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPartOf | Province of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
National Mall
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. skyline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Custis family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Washington Parke Custis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyConvertedTo | military cemetery ⓘ |
| region | Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Civil War-era land confiscation
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development of Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ history of Robert E. Lee ⓘ history of the Custis family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arlington plantation Description of subject: Arlington plantation was a prominent Virginia estate along the Potomac River that served as the ancestral home of the Custis family and later became the site of Arlington National Cemetery.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Custis family