Fort McClary
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Fort McClary is a historic coastal defense fortification in Kittery, Maine, that once protected the approaches to Portsmouth Harbor and now serves as a state historic site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort McClary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11589893 — 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: Fort McClary Context triple: [Portsmouth Harbor, hasPart, Fort McClary]
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A.
Fort McRee
Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
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B.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
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C.
Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C. F. Smith was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Montana Territory that protected travelers along the Bozeman Trail and became a focal point of conflict during Red Cloud's War.
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D.
Camp Elliott
Camp Elliott was a World War II-era U.S. Marine Corps training base near San Diego, California, notable for preparing specialized units such as the Navajo Code Talkers.
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E.
Fort Mott
Fort Mott is a historic coastal defense fortification in New Jersey that once protected the Delaware River and is now preserved as part of a state park.
- 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 McClary Target entity description: Fort McClary is a historic coastal defense fortification in Kittery, Maine, that once protected the approaches to Portsmouth Harbor and now serves as a state historic site.
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A.
Fort McRee
Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
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B.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
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C.
Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C. F. Smith was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Montana Territory that protected travelers along the Bozeman Trail and became a focal point of conflict during Red Cloud's War.
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D.
Camp Elliott
Camp Elliott was a World War II-era U.S. Marine Corps training base near San Diego, California, notable for preparing specialized units such as the Navajo Code Talkers.
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E.
Fort Mott
Fort Mott is a historic coastal defense fortification in New Jersey that once protected the Delaware River and is now preserved as part of a state park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic coastal fortification
ⓘ
state historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in the United States
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Forts in Maine ⓘ Military facilities in Maine ⓘ Museums in York County, Maine ⓘ Protected areas of York County, Maine ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
granite
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
public recreation area ⓘ |
| faces | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blockhouse
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ granite wall ⓘ guardhouse ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ rifleman’s house ⓘ |
| hasView |
Piscataqua River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Maine state historic site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kittery, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
York County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pepperrell Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andrew McClary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Major Andrew McClary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Portsmouth Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | coastal defenses of Portsmouth Harbor ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort McClary Description of subject: Fort McClary is a historic coastal defense fortification in Kittery, Maine, that once protected the approaches to Portsmouth Harbor and now serves as a state historic site.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.