Oregon Territory
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The Oregon Territory was a 19th-century U.S. organized incorporated territory in the Pacific Northwest that encompassed present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oregon Territory canonical | 35 |
| U.S. Oregon Territory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18591244 — 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: Oregon Territory Context triple: [Lot Whitcomb, placeOfActivity, Oregon Territory]
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A.
Idaho Territory
Idaho Territory was a historical U.S. territory (1863–1890) in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West that preceded the state of Idaho.
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B.
Washington Territory
Washington Territory was a 19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the Pacific Northwest that encompassed present-day Washington and parts of surrounding states before achieving statehood in 1889.
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C.
Oregon and Idaho
Oregon and Idaho are neighboring U.S. states in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West, respectively, that share a rugged border defined in part by the Snake River and Hells Canyon.
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D.
Oregon and Washington
Oregon and Washington are neighboring U.S. states in the Pacific Northwest, known for their shared border along the Columbia River and their diverse landscapes of coastline, forests, mountains, and high desert.
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E.
Oregon Country
Oregon Country was a vast, historically contested region of the Pacific Northwest in North America, encompassing present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of British Columbia and Wyoming, that was jointly occupied by the United States and Britain in the early 19th century.
- 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: Oregon Territory Target entity description: The Oregon Territory was a 19th-century U.S. organized incorporated territory in the Pacific Northwest that encompassed present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.
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A.
Idaho Territory
Idaho Territory was a historical U.S. territory (1863–1890) in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West that preceded the state of Idaho.
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B.
Washington Territory
Washington Territory was a 19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the Pacific Northwest that encompassed present-day Washington and parts of surrounding states before achieving statehood in 1889.
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C.
Oregon and Idaho
Oregon and Idaho are neighboring U.S. states in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West, respectively, that share a rugged border defined in part by the Snake River and Hells Canyon.
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D.
Oregon and Washington
Oregon and Washington are neighboring U.S. states in the Pacific Northwest, known for their shared border along the Columbia River and their diverse landscapes of coastline, forests, mountains, and high desert.
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E.
Oregon Country
Oregon Country was a vast, historically contested region of the Pacific Northwest in North America, encompassing present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of British Columbia and Wyoming, that was jointly occupied by the United States and Britain in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Treaty with the Tribes of Middle Oregon (1855)
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appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction
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Oregon Territory
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subject linked to:
Territorial Governor George L. Curry
subject linked to:
Territorial Governor George L. Curry
subject linked to:
Territorial Governor George L. Curry
linked to: Oregon Territory