Harbor Defenses of the Columbia
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Harbor Defenses of the Columbia was a U.S. Army coastal defense command responsible for protecting the mouth of the Columbia River and nearby coastal areas through a network of forts and artillery installations.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20343513 — 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: Harbor Defenses of the Columbia Context triple: [Fort Canby, partOf, Harbor Defenses of the Columbia]
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Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound
Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound were a network of U.S. coastal fortifications and military installations designed to protect the Puget Sound region and its naval facilities from seaborne attack, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Harbor Defenses of San Francisco
Harbor Defenses of San Francisco were a network of coastal fortifications and artillery installations designed to protect the San Francisco Bay and its vital military and commercial assets from naval attack.
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Fort Steilacoom
Fort Steilacoom was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in what is now Lakewood, Washington, that played a key role in the early military and settlement history of the Pacific Northwest.
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Savannah harbor defenses
Savannah harbor defenses were a network of Confederate fortifications and artillery positions protecting the strategic port of Savannah, Georgia, during the American Civil War.
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Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth
Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth were a network of coastal fortifications and military installations that protected the strategic harbor area around Portsmouth, New Hampshire, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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- 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: Harbor Defenses of the Columbia Target entity description: Harbor Defenses of the Columbia was a U.S. Army coastal defense command responsible for protecting the mouth of the Columbia River and nearby coastal areas through a network of forts and artillery installations.
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A.
Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound
Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound were a network of U.S. coastal fortifications and military installations designed to protect the Puget Sound region and its naval facilities from seaborne attack, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Harbor Defenses of San Francisco
Harbor Defenses of San Francisco were a network of coastal fortifications and artillery installations designed to protect the San Francisco Bay and its vital military and commercial assets from naval attack.
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C.
Fort Steilacoom
Fort Steilacoom was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in what is now Lakewood, Washington, that played a key role in the early military and settlement history of the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
Savannah harbor defenses
Savannah harbor defenses were a network of Confederate fortifications and artillery positions protecting the strategic port of Savannah, Georgia, during the American Civil War.
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E.
Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth
Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth were a network of coastal fortifications and military installations that protected the strategic harbor area around Portsmouth, New Hampshire, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
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