Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources)
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Fort Union National Monument is a preserved 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in northeastern New Mexico that protected the Santa Fe Trail and served as a major military and supply hub in the American Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T743198 — 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 Union National Monument (historic fort resources) Context triple: [National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico, contains, Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources)]
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A.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.
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B.
National Monument to the Forefathers
The National Monument to the Forefathers is a massive 19th-century granite monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts, commemorating the Pilgrims and their foundational principles of faith, morality, law, education, and liberty.
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C.
Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument is a U.S. National Monument known for its well-preserved ancestral Puebloan ruins and stone towers scattered across remote canyons and mesas in the American Southwest.
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D.
Old Fort Western
Old Fort Western is a historic 18th-century wooden fort and trading post on the Kennebec River, recognized as one of the oldest surviving wooden military structures in the United States.
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E.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a major archaeological and cultural site in northwestern New Mexico preserving extensive ruins of Ancestral Puebloan great houses and ceremonial structures.
- 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 Union National Monument (historic fort resources) Target entity description: Fort Union National Monument is a preserved 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in northeastern New Mexico that protected the Santa Fe Trail and served as a major military and supply hub in the American Southwest.
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A.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.
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B.
National Monument to the Forefathers
The National Monument to the Forefathers is a massive 19th-century granite monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts, commemorating the Pilgrims and their foundational principles of faith, morality, law, education, and liberty.
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C.
Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument is a U.S. National Monument known for its well-preserved ancestral Puebloan ruins and stone towers scattered across remote canyons and mesas in the American Southwest.
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D.
Old Fort Western
Old Fort Western is a historic 18th-century wooden fort and trading post on the Kennebec River, recognized as one of the oldest surviving wooden military structures in the United States.
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E.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a major archaeological and cultural site in northwestern New Mexico preserving extensive ruins of Ancestral Puebloan great houses and ceremonial structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former United States Army post
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historic site ⓘ national monument ⓘ |
| abandonedAsFort | 1891 ⓘ |
| area | about 720 acres ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designatedBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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surface form:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| designationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1891 ⓘ |
| establishedAsFort | 1851 ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasRole |
frontier military post
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military judicial center ⓘ quartermaster depot ⓘ supply depot ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
First Fort (earthen fortification)
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Second Fort (log and adobe structures) ⓘ Third Fort (star-shaped fort) ⓘ adobe ruins ⓘ earthwork fortifications ⓘ |
| listedIn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mora County, New Mexico
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New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Great Plains
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surface form:
High Plains
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| locatedOnRoute | Santa Fe Trail ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Las Vegas New Mexico
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surface form:
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Watrous, New Mexico ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| offers |
exhibits on the Santa Fe Trail
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interpretive trails ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States National Park System
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surface form:
National Park System
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| protectedRoute | Santa Fe Trail ⓘ |
| servedAs |
headquarters of the Ninth Military Department
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major supply center for the Southwest ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Arizona Territory
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Colorado ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Territory
New Mexico Territory ⓘ West Texas ⓘ |
| startDate | 1851 ⓘ |
| theme |
U.S. Army presence in the Southwest
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commerce along the Santa Fe Trail ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
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Indian War ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars in the American Southwest
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources) Description of subject: Fort Union National Monument is a preserved 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in northeastern New Mexico that protected the Santa Fe Trail and served as a major military and supply hub in the American Southwest.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
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contains
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Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources)
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