fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts
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The fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts is a small coastal New England community best known as the primary setting of the teen drama television series "Dawson's Creek."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9970022 — 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: fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts Context triple: [Dawson's Creek, setting, fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts]
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A.
fictional town of Haven, Maine
The fictional town of Haven, Maine is a recurring Stephen King setting, depicted as an isolated, eerie community plagued by supernatural and psychological horrors.
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B.
fictional town of Whilomville
The fictional town of Whilomville is a small, late-19th-century American community created by Stephen Crane as the setting for a series of interconnected short stories about everyday life and local characters.
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C.
New England (fictional island town)
New England (fictional island town) is the coastal resort community that serves as the primary setting for the shark attacks in the film Jaws 2.
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D.
fictional town of New Essex
The fictional town of New Essex is a small, tension-filled American community that serves as the backdrop for the psychological conflict and stalking terror in the 1962 film "Cape Fear."
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E.
fictional town of Carvel
The fictional town of Carvel is the quintessential small American community that serves as the wholesome backdrop for the coming-of-age stories in the Andy Hardy film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts Target entity description: The fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts is a small coastal New England community best known as the primary setting of the teen drama television series "Dawson's Creek."
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A.
fictional town of Haven, Maine
The fictional town of Haven, Maine is a recurring Stephen King setting, depicted as an isolated, eerie community plagued by supernatural and psychological horrors.
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B.
fictional town of Whilomville
The fictional town of Whilomville is a small, late-19th-century American community created by Stephen Crane as the setting for a series of interconnected short stories about everyday life and local characters.
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C.
New England (fictional island town)
New England (fictional island town) is the coastal resort community that serves as the primary setting for the shark attacks in the film Jaws 2.
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D.
fictional town of New Essex
The fictional town of New Essex is a small, tension-filled American community that serves as the backdrop for the psychological conflict and stalking terror in the 1962 film "Cape Fear."
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E.
fictional town of Carvel
The fictional town of Carvel is the quintessential small American community that serves as the wholesome backdrop for the coming-of-age stories in the Andy Hardy film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional town
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television setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dawson's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCreator | Kevin Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithNetwork | The WB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
New England coastal community
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small coastal town ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Dawson's Creek season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | teen drama ⓘ |
| hasFictionalResident |
Andie McPhee
NERFINISHED
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Bessie Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawson Leery NERFINISHED ⓘ Doug Witter NERFINISHED ⓘ Gail Leery NERFINISHED ⓘ Grams Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack McPhee NERFINISHED ⓘ Jen Lindley NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitch Leery NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacey Witter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstitution | Capeside High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLocation |
Capeside Creek
NERFINISHED
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Capeside High School NERFINISHED ⓘ Capeside Yacht Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Capeside marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Capeside movie theater ⓘ Capeside town square NERFINISHED ⓘ Icehouse restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ Leery residence NERFINISHED ⓘ Potter family home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
coming-of-age stories
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friendship and romance ⓘ high school life ⓘ |
| inUniverseFeature |
local diners and restaurants
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public high school ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ small-town main street ⓘ waterfront and docks ⓘ |
| isFictionalRepresentationOf | a generic coastal Massachusetts town ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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New England ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting of Dawson's Creek ⓘ |
| settingFor | Dawson's Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts Description of subject: The fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts is a small coastal New England community best known as the primary setting of the teen drama television series "Dawson's Creek."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.