Dewey Monument
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The Dewey Monument is a prominent San Francisco column and statue honoring Admiral George Dewey’s victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dewey Monument canonical | 3 |
| Nike (Victory) atop Dewey Monument | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T655611 — 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: Dewey Monument Context triple: [George Dewey, commemoratedBy, Dewey Monument]
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A.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
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B.
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
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C.
Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
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D.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Millennium Monument
The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
- 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: Dewey Monument Target entity description: The Dewey Monument is a prominent San Francisco column and statue honoring Admiral George Dewey’s victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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A.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
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B.
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
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C.
Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
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D.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Millennium Monument
The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
column
ⓘ
monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| architect | Newton J. Tharp ⓘ |
| artist | Robert Ingersoll Aitken ⓘ |
| category |
Columns and pillars in the United States
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in San Francisco ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in San Francisco ⓘ Spanish–American War memorials in the United States ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Manila Bay
ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 37.788°N 122.407°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | George Dewey ⓘ |
| dedicationDate | May 14, 1903 ⓘ |
| depicts |
allegorical figure of Victory
ⓘ
female figure holding a trident ⓘ wreath ⓘ |
| designer | Newton J. Tharp ⓘ |
| genre |
victory column
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
text commemorating Battle of Manila Bay
ⓘ
text honoring Admiral Dewey ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corinthian column
ⓘ
bronze statue of Victory ⓘ |
| height | approximately 85 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | San Francisco landmark ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ Union Square ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | San Francisco County ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
San Francisco County
ⓘ
surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
|
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Dewey ⓘ |
| owner |
San Francisco County
ⓘ
surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
|
| partOf |
Union Square Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Square historic landscape
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| sculptor | Robert Ingersoll Aitken ⓘ |
| significantEvent | commemoration of U.S. naval victory at Manila Bay ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public ceremonies ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1903 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dewey Monument Description of subject: The Dewey Monument is a prominent San Francisco column and statue honoring Admiral George Dewey’s victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Union Square (San Francisco)
subject surface form:
Union Square (San Francisco)
this entity surface form:
Nike (Victory) atop Dewey Monument