Jamestown settlement
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The Jamestown settlement was the first permanent English colony in North America, founded in 1607 in present-day Virginia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jamestown colony | 4 |
| Jamestown settlement canonical | 3 |
| Jamestown, Virginia Colony | 2 |
| Virginia Company settlement at Jamestown | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jamestown settlement Context triple: [Sir Thomas Gates, governedTerritory, Jamestown settlement]
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Jamestown
Jamestown is a small town located on Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, known for its coastal scenery and historic New England character.
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Jamestown
Jamestown is a small historic town in North Carolina known for its early American roots and proximity to the cities of Greensboro and High Point.
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Jamestown
Jamestown is the small historic port town that serves as the administrative and commercial center of the remote British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Jamestown
Jamestown is a historic coastal district in Accra, Ghana, known for its colonial-era architecture, fishing community, and cultural landmarks such as the Jamestown Lighthouse.
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Jamestown
Jamestown is a small city in central North Dakota known as a regional agricultural and manufacturing hub and home to the University of Jamestown.
- 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: Jamestown settlement Target entity description: The Jamestown settlement was the first permanent English colony in North America, founded in 1607 in present-day Virginia.
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Jamestown
Jamestown is a small town located on Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, known for its coastal scenery and historic New England character.
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B.
Jamestown
Jamestown is a small historic town in North Carolina known for its early American roots and proximity to the cities of Greensboro and High Point.
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C.
Jamestown
Jamestown is the small historic port town that serves as the administrative and commercial center of the remote British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Jamestown
Jamestown is a historic coastal district in Accra, Ghana, known for its colonial-era architecture, fishing community, and cultural landmarks such as the Jamestown Lighthouse.
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E.
Jamestown
Jamestown is a small city in central North Dakota known as a regional agricultural and manufacturing hub and home to the University of Jamestown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonial settlement
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historic site ⓘ |
| 400thAnniversaryCommemoration | Jamestown 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
James Fort
NERFINISHED
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Jamestowne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Historic Jamestowne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalFrom | 1607 ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalUntil | 1699 ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Powhatan Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| earlyLeader |
Edward Maria Wingfield
NERFINISHED
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George Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ratcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ John Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| firstDocumentedAfricansArrived | 1619 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstDocumentedAfricansStatus | enslaved Africans GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstRepresentativeAssembly | House of Burgesses GENERATED ⓘ |
| fortType | palisaded triangular fort ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
London Company
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedByPerson |
Captain Christopher Newport
NERFINISHED
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Captain John Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Maria Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1607 ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1607-05-14 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Virginia Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseOfBurgessesFirstMet | 1619 ⓘ |
| introducedCrop | export tobacco ⓘ |
| keyFigureInEconomy | John Rolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
James River
NERFINISHED
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Jamestown Island NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation
NERFINISHED
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National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIndigenousGroup |
Paspahegh people
NERFINISHED
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Powhatan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLivingHistoryMuseum | Jamestown Settlement museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colonial National Historical Park
NERFINISHED
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Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEvent | Starving Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| replacedByCapital | Williamsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
beginning of continuous English presence in what became the United States
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first permanent English settlement in North America ⓘ |
| starvingTimeYears | 1609–1610 ⓘ |
| theme | English colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jamestown settlement Description of subject: The Jamestown settlement was the first permanent English colony in North America, founded in 1607 in present-day Virginia.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia Colony
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles
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Jamestown colony
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Jamestown colony
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Virginia Company settlement at Jamestown
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Jamestown, Virginia Colony
A True Reportory of the Wracke, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight
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this entity surface form:
Jamestown colony
this entity surface form:
Jamestown colony