Big Rapids Industrial School
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Big Rapids Industrial School was the original name of what is now Ferris State University, a public university in Big Rapids, Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Rapids Industrial School canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11102046 — 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: Big Rapids Industrial School Context triple: [Ferris State University, formerName, Big Rapids Industrial School]
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A.
Oakwood Industrial School
Oakwood Industrial School was the original name of what is now Oakwood University, a historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher education in Huntsville, Alabama.
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B.
Big Rapids Public Schools
Big Rapids Public Schools is a public school district serving the educational needs of students in and around Big Rapids, Michigan.
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C.
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was a late 19th- and early 20th-century U.S. boarding school for Native American children, notorious for its assimilationist policies and influential football program.
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D.
Runkle School
Runkle School is a public K–8 elementary school located in Brookline, Massachusetts, serving students in the local community as part of the town’s public school system.
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E.
Meskwaki Settlement School
Meskwaki Settlement School is a tribally operated K–12 school serving the Meskwaki Nation community in the Meskwaki Settlement in Iowa.
- 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: Big Rapids Industrial School Target entity description: Big Rapids Industrial School was the original name of what is now Ferris State University, a public university in Big Rapids, Michigan.
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A.
Oakwood Industrial School
Oakwood Industrial School was the original name of what is now Oakwood University, a historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher education in Huntsville, Alabama.
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B.
Big Rapids Public Schools
Big Rapids Public Schools is a public school district serving the educational needs of students in and around Big Rapids, Michigan.
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C.
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was a late 19th- and early 20th-century U.S. boarding school for Native American children, notorious for its assimilationist policies and influential football program.
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D.
Runkle School
Runkle School is a public K–8 elementary school located in Brookline, Massachusetts, serving students in the local community as part of the town’s public school system.
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E.
Meskwaki Settlement School
Meskwaki Settlement School is a tribally operated K–12 school serving the Meskwaki Nation community in the Meskwaki Settlement in Iowa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
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industrial school ⓘ |
| campusType | urban ⓘ |
| city | Big Rapids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
USA
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationalFocus |
industrial education
ⓘ
vocational training ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Ferris State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Woodbridge N. Ferris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCampus | Big Rapids campus of Ferris State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Ferris Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferris State College NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferris State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | school ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| laterBecame |
Ferris Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferris State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Big Rapids, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedInRegion | Mecosta County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Big Rapids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | private school ⓘ |
| partOf |
higher education in Michigan
ⓘ
history of Ferris State University ⓘ |
| sector | education ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Rapids Industrial School Description of subject: Big Rapids Industrial School was the original name of what is now Ferris State University, a public university in Big Rapids, Michigan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.