Cook’s Ferry
E917020
Cook’s Ferry is the former name of the small community now known as Spences Bridge in British Columbia, Canada, historically associated with a ferry crossing on the Thompson River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cook’s Ferry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11304346 — 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: Cook’s Ferry Context triple: [Spences Bridge, British Columbia, originalName, Cook’s Ferry]
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A.
Coronado Ferry
Coronado Ferry is a passenger boat service that connects Coronado Island with mainland San Diego across the bay.
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B.
Cross Sound Ferry
Cross Sound Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service operating across Long Island Sound, primarily connecting New London, Connecticut with ports on Long Island, New York.
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C.
Steilacoom–Anderson Island ferry
The Steilacoom–Anderson Island ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service in Washington State that connects the mainland town of Steilacoom with Anderson Island in Puget Sound.
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D.
Mukilteo–Clinton ferry
The Mukilteo–Clinton ferry is a Washington State Ferries route that carries vehicles and passengers across Possession Sound between Mukilteo on the mainland and Clinton on Whidbey Island.
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E.
Oxford–Bellevue Ferry
The Oxford–Bellevue Ferry is one of the oldest privately operated ferries in the United States, carrying passengers and vehicles across Maryland’s Tred Avon River and linking the towns of Oxford and Bellevue.
- 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: Cook’s Ferry Target entity description: Cook’s Ferry is the former name of the small community now known as Spences Bridge in British Columbia, Canada, historically associated with a ferry crossing on the Thompson River.
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A.
Coronado Ferry
Coronado Ferry is a passenger boat service that connects Coronado Island with mainland San Diego across the bay.
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B.
Cross Sound Ferry
Cross Sound Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service operating across Long Island Sound, primarily connecting New London, Connecticut with ports on Long Island, New York.
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C.
Steilacoom–Anderson Island ferry
The Steilacoom–Anderson Island ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service in Washington State that connects the mainland town of Steilacoom with Anderson Island in Puget Sound.
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D.
Mukilteo–Clinton ferry
The Mukilteo–Clinton ferry is a Washington State Ferries route that carries vehicles and passengers across Possession Sound between Mukilteo on the mainland and Clinton on Whidbey Island.
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E.
Oxford–Bellevue Ferry
The Oxford–Bellevue Ferry is one of the oldest privately operated ferries in the United States, carrying passengers and vehicles across Maryland’s Tred Avon River and linking the towns of Oxford and Bellevue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former place name
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historic community ⓘ |
| associatedWithFirstNation | Cook’s Ferry Indian Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndigenousGroup | Nlakaʼpamux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInfrastructure | ferry ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | settlers in the Thompson River valley ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Spences Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureType |
river crossing site
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settlement ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Spences Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
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early settlement period of British Columbia ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | ferry crossing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Thompson-Nicola Regional District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Interior of British Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Nicola Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | confluence of the Nicola River and Thompson River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Thompson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor | Thompson River corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cook’s ferry operation on the Thompson River ⓘ |
| nearbyFirstNationCommunity | Cook’s Ferry Indian Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Thompson Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | bridge at Spences Bridge ⓘ |
| toponymStatus |
disused name
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historic name ⓘ |
| transportContext | pre-bridge river transport ⓘ |
| transportRole | river crossing point ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cook’s Ferry Description of subject: Cook’s Ferry is the former name of the small community now known as Spences Bridge in British Columbia, Canada, historically associated with a ferry crossing on the Thompson River.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.