Boonesborough Fort
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Boonesborough Fort was an 18th-century frontier settlement and defensive outpost in Kentucky established by the pioneer Daniel Boone during the westward expansion of the American colonies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boonesborough | 1 |
| Boonesborough Fort canonical | 1 |
| Boonesborough fort | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18374234 — 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: Boonesborough Fort Context triple: [Boonesborough, Kentucky, foundedAs, Boonesborough Fort]
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A.
Gates Fort
Gates Fort is a small historic coastal fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to guard the entrance to St. George’s Harbour.
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B.
Fort Crown Point
Fort Crown Point is a historic 18th-century British fortification on Lake Champlain that played a strategic role in colonial conflicts and the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Fort de Chartres
Fort de Chartres was a major 18th-century French colonial military and administrative stronghold in the Illinois Country along the Mississippi River.
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D.
Fort Rouillé
Fort Rouillé was an 18th-century French trading post and military fortification located in what is now Toronto, Canada, built to support the fur trade and assert French presence in the region.
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E.
Fort St. David
Fort St. David was a key British East India Company stronghold on the Coromandel Coast of India that played a significant role in 18th-century Anglo-French colonial conflicts.
- 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: Boonesborough Fort Target entity description: Boonesborough Fort was an 18th-century frontier settlement and defensive outpost in Kentucky established by the pioneer Daniel Boone during the westward expansion of the American colonies.
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A.
Gates Fort
Gates Fort is a small historic coastal fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to guard the entrance to St. George’s Harbour.
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B.
Fort Crown Point
Fort Crown Point is a historic 18th-century British fortification on Lake Champlain that played a strategic role in colonial conflicts and the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Fort de Chartres
Fort de Chartres was a major 18th-century French colonial military and administrative stronghold in the Illinois Country along the Mississippi River.
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D.
Fort Rouillé
Fort Rouillé was an 18th-century French trading post and military fortification located in what is now Toronto, Canada, built to support the fur trade and assert French presence in the region.
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E.
Fort St. David
Fort St. David was a key British East India Company stronghold on the Coromandel Coast of India that played a significant role in 18th-century Anglo-French colonial conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Boonesborough Fort
linked to: Boonesborough Fort