Bidwell–Bartleson Party
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The Bidwell–Bartleson Party was one of the first organized overland emigrant groups to travel from the United States to California in 1841, marking a pioneering step in the westward expansion along what would become the California Trail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bidwell–Bartleson Party canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23109758 — 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: Bidwell–Bartleson Party Context triple: [John Bidwell, participatedIn, Bidwell–Bartleson Party]
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Stephen Harriman Long expedition
The Stephen Harriman Long expedition was a U.S. government-sponsored early 19th-century exploratory journey that surveyed the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain regions, significantly shaping American geographic and scientific understanding of the West.
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Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition
The Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition was an 1870 exploratory survey of the Yellowstone region whose reports helped lead to the creation of Yellowstone National Park.
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C.
Wheeler Survey party
The Wheeler Survey party was a 19th-century U.S. government geological and topographical expedition team led by George Montague Wheeler that conducted extensive mapping and exploration in the American West.
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D.
Powder River Expedition
The Powder River Expedition was an 1865 U.S. Army campaign against Plains tribes in present-day Wyoming and Montana, aimed at securing overland travel routes and asserting federal control in the northern Great Plains.
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E.
Shoshone scouts
Shoshone scouts were Native American auxiliaries from the Shoshone tribe who served as guides, trackers, and combat support for the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars of the late 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: Bidwell–Bartleson Party Target entity description: The Bidwell–Bartleson Party was one of the first organized overland emigrant groups to travel from the United States to California in 1841, marking a pioneering step in the westward expansion along what would become the California Trail.
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A.
Stephen Harriman Long expedition
The Stephen Harriman Long expedition was a U.S. government-sponsored early 19th-century exploratory journey that surveyed the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain regions, significantly shaping American geographic and scientific understanding of the West.
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B.
Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition
The Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition was an 1870 exploratory survey of the Yellowstone region whose reports helped lead to the creation of Yellowstone National Park.
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C.
Wheeler Survey party
The Wheeler Survey party was a 19th-century U.S. government geological and topographical expedition team led by George Montague Wheeler that conducted extensive mapping and exploration in the American West.
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D.
Powder River Expedition
The Powder River Expedition was an 1865 U.S. Army campaign against Plains tribes in present-day Wyoming and Montana, aimed at securing overland travel routes and asserting federal control in the northern Great Plains.
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E.
Shoshone scouts
Shoshone scouts were Native American auxiliaries from the Shoshone tribe who served as guides, trackers, and combat support for the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars of the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.