Yellow Creek massacre
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The Yellow Creek massacre was a 1774 killing of several Mingo people, including relatives of the leader Logan, by colonial settlers on the Ohio frontier, an incident that helped ignite Lord Dunmore’s War between Virginia and Native American nations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yellow Creek massacre canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10943840 — 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: Yellow Creek massacre Context triple: [Lord Dunmore’s War, significantEvent, Yellow Creek massacre]
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A.
Indian Creek massacre
The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
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B.
Deerfield Massacre
The Deerfield Massacre was a 1704 raid during Queen Anne’s War in which French and Native American forces attacked the English frontier town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing and capturing many residents and forcing survivors on a brutal march to Canada.
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C.
Bad Axe Massacre
The Bad Axe Massacre was the brutal 1832 final battle of the Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces and militia slaughtered many retreating Sauk and Fox people along the Mississippi River in present-day Wisconsin.
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D.
Turner's Falls massacre
The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
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E.
Cochecho Massacre of 1689
The Cochecho Massacre of 1689 was a violent attack by Abenaki and other Native American warriors on the English settlement at Dover, New Hampshire, during King William’s War, resulting in numerous deaths and captives.
- 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: Yellow Creek massacre Target entity description: The Yellow Creek massacre was a 1774 killing of several Mingo people, including relatives of the leader Logan, by colonial settlers on the Ohio frontier, an incident that helped ignite Lord Dunmore’s War between Virginia and Native American nations.
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A.
Indian Creek massacre
The Indian Creek massacre was an 1832 attack during the Black Hawk War in which a group of Potawatomi and Sauk warriors killed and captured settlers near present-day Earlville, Illinois.
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B.
Deerfield Massacre
The Deerfield Massacre was a 1704 raid during Queen Anne’s War in which French and Native American forces attacked the English frontier town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing and capturing many residents and forcing survivors on a brutal march to Canada.
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C.
Bad Axe Massacre
The Bad Axe Massacre was the brutal 1832 final battle of the Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces and militia slaughtered many retreating Sauk and Fox people along the Mississippi River in present-day Wisconsin.
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D.
Turner's Falls massacre
The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
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E.
Cochecho Massacre of 1689
The Cochecho Massacre of 1689 was a violent attack by Abenaki and other Native American warriors on the English settlement at Dover, New Hampshire, during King William’s War, resulting in numerous deaths and captives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved |
Mingo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial American settlers ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
accounts of Lord Dunmore’s War
ⓘ
early American frontier histories ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Lord Dunmore’s 1774 military campaign into the Ohio Country
ⓘ
Native American raids on Virginia frontier settlements ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Greathouse massacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yellow Creek incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | tensions between colonial settlers and Native Americans in the Ohio Country ⓘ |
| hasContext |
British colonial expansion into the Ohio Valley
ⓘ
pre-Revolutionary frontier conflicts ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1774 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Logan’s War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Logan’s retaliation against Virginia settlers ⓘ escalation of frontier violence ⓘ outbreak of Lord Dunmore’s War ⓘ |
| hasEthnicContext | violence between Anglo-American settlers and Native Americans ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | catalyst for Lord Dunmore’s War ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Ohio Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yellow Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ near present-day Hancock County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Daniel Greathouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Logan (Mingo leader) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | governor Lord Dunmore’s policies in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfViolence |
ethnic violence
ⓘ
frontier vigilantism ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia-Ohio border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | at least 8 ⓘ |
| partOf | Lord Dunmore’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Daniel Greathouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia frontiersmen ⓘ |
| precededBy | increasing settler encroachment on Native lands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Logan’s Lament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
speech attributed to Logan ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | a trading post on Yellow Creek ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Fort Pitt region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim |
Logan’s brother
ⓘ
Logan’s family members ⓘ Logan’s other relatives ⓘ Logan’s pregnant sister ⓘ Logan’s sister ⓘ Mingo people NERFINISHED ⓘ relatives of Logan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yellow Creek massacre Description of subject: The Yellow Creek massacre was a 1774 killing of several Mingo people, including relatives of the leader Logan, by colonial settlers on the Ohio frontier, an incident that helped ignite Lord Dunmore’s War between Virginia and Native American nations.
Referenced by (2)
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