Yorktown Victory Monument
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The Yorktown Victory Monument is a historic American monument in Yorktown, Virginia, erected to honor the decisive Revolutionary War victory that secured the United States’ independence.
All labels observed (1)
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| Yorktown Victory Monument canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T733726 — 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: Yorktown Victory Monument Context triple: [Siege of Yorktown, commemoratedBy, Yorktown Victory Monument]
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A.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
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B.
Trenton Battle Monument
The Trenton Battle Monument is a historic obelisk in Trenton, New Jersey, honoring George Washington’s pivotal Revolutionary War victory that helped turn the tide of the American Revolution.
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C.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Confederate Soldiers Monument
The Confederate Soldiers Monument is a commemorative statue complex honoring Confederate military personnel, located on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
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E.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yorktown Victory Monument Target entity description: The Yorktown Victory Monument is a historic American monument in Yorktown, Virginia, erected to honor the decisive Revolutionary War victory that secured the United States’ independence.
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A.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
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B.
Trenton Battle Monument
The Trenton Battle Monument is a historic obelisk in Trenton, New Jersey, honoring George Washington’s pivotal Revolutionary War victory that helped turn the tide of the American Revolution.
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C.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Confederate Soldiers Monument
The Confederate Soldiers Monument is a commemorative statue complex honoring Confederate military personnel, located on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
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E.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| architect |
John Quincy Adams Ward
ⓘ
Richard Morris Hunt ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War memorials
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Virginia ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Virginia ⓘ Tourist attractions in York County, Virginia ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
American victory at Yorktown ⓘ Siege of Yorktown ⓘ United States independence ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1884 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
American and French forces at Yorktown
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cause of American independence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical female figure of Liberty
ⓘ
victory column ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
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surface form:
Franco-American alliance
Liberty ⓘ Victory ⓘ |
| height | approximately 84 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark District contributing property
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places contributing property ⓘ |
| inception | 1881 ⓘ |
| inscription |
commemorates the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
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pays tribute to the alliance between the United States and France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colonial National Historical Park
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ York County, Virginia ⓘ Yorktown ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown, Virginia
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| locatedNear |
York River
ⓘ
historic Yorktown battlefield ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| partOf | Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Yorktown
ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown Sesquicentennial celebrations
centennial of the Siege of Yorktown ⓘ |
| startDate | 1881 ⓘ |
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