Fort Kaskaskia
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Fort Kaskaskia was a strategic 18th-century frontier fortification overlooking the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois, significant in the colonial struggle for control of the Old Northwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Kaskaskia canonical | 1 |
| Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10272699 — 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: Fort Kaskaskia Context triple: [British posts in the Old Northwest, hasPart, Fort Kaskaskia]
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A.
Fort Osage
Fort Osage is a historic early 19th-century U.S. Army outpost and trading post on the Missouri River, significant for its role in frontier defense and commerce during westward expansion.
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B.
Fort Ouiatenon
Fort Ouiatenon was an 18th-century French fur-trading and military outpost near present-day Lafayette, Indiana, that became a strategic site in the struggle for control of the Old Northwest.
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C.
Fort Crawford
Fort Crawford was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, that played a key role in military, diplomatic, and medical history along the Upper Mississippi River.
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D.
Fort Sackville, Vincennes
Fort Sackville in Vincennes was a British-held frontier outpost during the American Revolutionary War, famously recaptured by George Rogers Clark’s American forces in 1779.
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E.
Fort Macomb
Fort Macomb is a 19th-century masonry coastal defense fortification near New Orleans, Louisiana, built to protect the approaches to the city and now preserved as a historic site.
- 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 Kaskaskia Target entity description: Fort Kaskaskia was a strategic 18th-century frontier fortification overlooking the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois, significant in the colonial struggle for control of the Old Northwest.
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A.
Fort Osage
Fort Osage is a historic early 19th-century U.S. Army outpost and trading post on the Missouri River, significant for its role in frontier defense and commerce during westward expansion.
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B.
Fort Ouiatenon
Fort Ouiatenon was an 18th-century French fur-trading and military outpost near present-day Lafayette, Indiana, that became a strategic site in the struggle for control of the Old Northwest.
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C.
Fort Crawford
Fort Crawford was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, that played a key role in military, diplomatic, and medical history along the Upper Mississippi River.
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D.
Fort Sackville, Vincennes
Fort Sackville in Vincennes was a British-held frontier outpost during the American Revolutionary War, famously recaptured by George Rogers Clark’s American forces in 1779.
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E.
Fort Macomb
Fort Macomb is a 19th-century masonry coastal defense fortification near New Orleans, Louisiana, built to protect the approaches to the city and now preserved as a historic site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier fortification
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American forces in the Old Northwest
ⓘ
British forces in the Illinois Country NERFINISHED ⓘ French settlers in the Illinois Country ⓘ Kaskaskia village ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial forts in the United States
ⓘ
Forts in Illinois ⓘ Illinois State Historic Sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Randolph County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | earthworks and ruins ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
historical interpretation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Illinois State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
earthen embankments
ⓘ
overlook of the Mississippi River valley ⓘ |
| hasOwner | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Mississippi River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
defense of British and later American control of the Illinois Country
ⓘ
defense of French colonial interests in the Mississippi Valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Randolph County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Kaskaskia, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bluff above the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| managedBy | Illinois Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Mississippi River floodplain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
site of the former town of Kaskaskia ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois state park system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Illinois Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | strategic frontier fortification in the colonial struggle for the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
control of the Mississippi River corridor
ⓘ
control of the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| terrain | river bluff ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Revolutionary War era
NERFINISHED
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British colonial period in North America ⓘ French colonial period in North America ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Kaskaskia Description of subject: Fort Kaskaskia was a strategic 18th-century frontier fortification overlooking the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois, significant in the colonial struggle for control of the Old Northwest.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site