Galveston harbor defenses
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Galveston harbor defenses were a network of Confederate fortifications, artillery positions, and naval obstructions built to protect the strategic port of Galveston, Texas, during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Point, Galveston | 1 |
| Galveston harbor defenses canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18969836 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Galveston harbor defenses Context triple: [Confederate coastal defenses, hasPart, Galveston harbor defenses]
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A.
Battleship Texas State Historic Site
Battleship Texas State Historic Site is a historic park and museum centered on the World War I–era battleship USS Texas, preserved as a memorial and tourist attraction near La Porte, Texas.
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B.
Port of Galveston
The Port of Galveston is a major Gulf Coast seaport in Texas known for its cruise ship terminals, cargo operations, and role as a key maritime gateway for the region.
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C.
Fort Macon
Fort Macon is a 19th-century coastal defense fortification in North Carolina, built as part of the United States’ Third System of seacoast defenses and now preserved as a state park and historic site.
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D.
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site is a preserved Civil War battlefield and park commemorating the 1863 Confederate victory at Sabine Pass, located near Port Arthur on the Texas Gulf Coast.
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E.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.
- 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: Galveston harbor defenses Target entity description: Galveston harbor defenses were a network of Confederate fortifications, artillery positions, and naval obstructions built to protect the strategic port of Galveston, Texas, during the American Civil War.
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A.
Battleship Texas State Historic Site
Battleship Texas State Historic Site is a historic park and museum centered on the World War I–era battleship USS Texas, preserved as a memorial and tourist attraction near La Porte, Texas.
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B.
Port of Galveston
The Port of Galveston is a major Gulf Coast seaport in Texas known for its cruise ship terminals, cargo operations, and role as a key maritime gateway for the region.
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C.
Fort Macon
Fort Macon is a 19th-century coastal defense fortification in North Carolina, built as part of the United States’ Third System of seacoast defenses and now preserved as a state park and historic site.
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D.
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site is a preserved Civil War battlefield and park commemorating the 1863 Confederate victory at Sabine Pass, located near Port Arthur on the Texas Gulf Coast.
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E.
Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Fort Point (naming convention used for coastal forts)
linked to: Galveston harbor defenses