Bald Head Island Lighthouse (Old Baldy nearby)
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Bald Head Island Lighthouse, nicknamed "Old Baldy," is North Carolina’s oldest standing lighthouse and a historic maritime beacon located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bald Head Island Lighthouse (Old Baldy nearby) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12803969 — 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: Bald Head Island Lighthouse (Old Baldy nearby) Context triple: [Cape Fear, hasFeature, Bald Head Island Lighthouse (Old Baldy nearby)]
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Bodie Island Lighthouse
Bodie Island Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white banded coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships along the treacherous waters of the Atlantic.
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B.
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse situated on a small rocky island in the Providence River, serving as a notable maritime landmark and preserved heritage site.
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C.
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Tybee Island, Georgia, known as one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses in the state and a prominent coastal navigational landmark.
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D.
Burnt Island Light
Burnt Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Burnt Island near Boothbay Harbor, Maine, serving as a navigational aid and maritime landmark on the state's midcoast.
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E.
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Lighthouse is a historic, white masonry lighthouse on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, known as one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the United States.
- 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: Bald Head Island Lighthouse (Old Baldy nearby) Target entity description: Bald Head Island Lighthouse, nicknamed "Old Baldy," is North Carolina’s oldest standing lighthouse and a historic maritime beacon located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
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A.
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Bodie Island Lighthouse is a historic black-and-white banded coastal beacon on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, renowned for guiding ships along the treacherous waters of the Atlantic.
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B.
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse situated on a small rocky island in the Providence River, serving as a notable maritime landmark and preserved heritage site.
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C.
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Tybee Island, Georgia, known as one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses in the state and a prominent coastal navigational landmark.
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D.
Burnt Island Light
Burnt Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Burnt Island near Boothbay Harbor, Maine, serving as a navigational aid and maritime landmark on the state's midcoast.
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E.
Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Lighthouse is a historic, white masonry lighthouse on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, known as one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
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lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| country |
USA
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasFeature |
exterior stucco finish
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interior wooden stairs ⓘ lantern room ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Old Baldy ⓘ |
| hasStairCount | over 100 steps ⓘ |
| hasUse |
historic exhibit
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes
ⓘ
Cape Fear River entrance ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Fear River estuary
|
| height | about 110 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
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linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| inception | 1817 ⓘ |
| isOldestStandingLighthouseIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
maritime history of North Carolina
ⓘ
navigational system of Cape Fear River ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | no longer an active primary aid to navigation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coast of the United States
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Bald Head Island ⓘ Brunswick County, North Carolina ⓘ Cape Fear River mouth ⓘ Cape Fear region ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Atlantic Ocean
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Cape Fear River ⓘ Southport, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bald Head Island State Historic Site ⓘ |
| managedBy | Old Baldy Foundation ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stucco ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | Bald Head Island ⓘ |
| opened | 1817 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Village of Bald Head Island (through arrangements with Old Baldy Foundation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Village of Bald Head Island government
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| purpose |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
maritime beacon ⓘ |
| region | Southeastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| shape | tapered octagonal tower ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
historical tours
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tower climbing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bald Head Island Lighthouse (Old Baldy nearby) Description of subject: Bald Head Island Lighthouse, nicknamed "Old Baldy," is North Carolina’s oldest standing lighthouse and a historic maritime beacon located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
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