Mayflower landing at Plymouth
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The Mayflower landing at Plymouth was the 1620 arrival of English Pilgrims on the coast of present-day Massachusetts, marking one of the foundational moments in early European colonization of North America.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mayflower | 2 |
| 1620 voyage of the Mayflower | 1 |
| Compact of the Mayflower | 1 |
| English Pilgrims | 1 |
| Mayflower landing | 1 |
| Mayflower landing at Plymouth canonical | 1 |
| Mayflower voyage of 1620 | 1 |
| Plymouth Rock | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2047 — 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: Mayflower landing at Plymouth Context triple: [Massachusetts, historicalEvent, Mayflower landing at Plymouth]
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A.
Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
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B.
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
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C.
Douglas
Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts is a historic and academically renowned city just outside Boston, best known for being home to world-leading universities and research institutions.
- 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: Mayflower landing at Plymouth Target entity description: The Mayflower landing at Plymouth was the 1620 arrival of English Pilgrims on the coast of present-day Massachusetts, marking one of the foundational moments in early European colonization of North America.
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A.
Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
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B.
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
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C.
Douglas
Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
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D.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
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E.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts is a historic and academically renowned city just outside Boston, best known for being home to world-leading universities and research institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era event
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historical event ⓘ transatlantic migration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Carver
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Massasoit ⓘ Mayflower Compact ⓘ Myles Standish ⓘ Plymouth Colony ⓘ Wampanoag people ⓘ William Bradford ⓘ |
| captain | Christopher Jones ⓘ |
| causeOfChangeOfDestination |
dangerous shoals and weather near Cape Cod
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navigational difficulties ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryAtTheTime | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| crewCountApproximate | 30 ⓘ |
| date | 1620-12-21 ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | December 1620 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
construction of settlement at Plymouth
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establishment of Plymouth Colony ⓘ first winter of the Pilgrims in New England ⓘ |
| hasPart |
disembarkation of Pilgrims at Plymouth Harbor
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initial contact with Wampanoag territory ⓘ voyage of the Mayflower ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Exploration and Colonization
early colonial America ⓘ |
| location |
Plymouth
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surface form:
Plymouth Harbor
Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ coast of present-day Massachusetts ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Plymouth Rock
monuments in Plymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| motivation |
establishment of a new English settlement
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search for religious freedom ⓘ |
| originalDestination |
mouth of the Hudson River
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Northern Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
northern Virginia (as defined by English charter)
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| passengers |
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
English Pilgrims
Puritanism ⓘ
surface form:
Separatist Puritans
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| passengersCountApproximate | 102 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
anchoring at Provincetown Harbor
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signing of the Mayflower Compact ⓘ |
| relatedCommemoration |
Plymouth Rock tradition
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Thanksgiving origin narratives ⓘ |
| shipUsed |
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mayflower
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| significance |
foundational moment in early English colonization of North America
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important event in United States colonial history ⓘ symbolic origin of New England settlement ⓘ |
| voyageOrigin | Plymouth, England ⓘ |
| voyageOriginCountry | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| year | 1620 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mayflower landing at Plymouth Description of subject: The Mayflower landing at Plymouth was the 1620 arrival of English Pilgrims on the coast of present-day Massachusetts, marking one of the foundational moments in early European colonization of North America.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mayflower
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
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passengers
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Mayflower landing at Plymouth
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
English Pilgrims
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
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memorializedBy
→
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Plymouth Rock
this entity surface form:
Mayflower
this entity surface form:
Compact of the Mayflower
this entity surface form:
Mayflower landing
this entity surface form:
1620 voyage of the Mayflower
this entity surface form:
Mayflower voyage of 1620