Hawthorne Army Depot
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Hawthorne Army Depot is a major U.S. Army munitions storage and demilitarization facility located near the town of Hawthorne in Mineral County, Nevada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hawthorne Army Depot canonical | 8 |
| Hawthorne Army Depot (regional vicinity) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1474797 — 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: Hawthorne Army Depot Context triple: [Mineral County, Nevada, knownFor, Hawthorne Army Depot]
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A.
Pueblo Chemical Depot
Pueblo Chemical Depot is a U.S. Army installation in Colorado historically used for the storage and destruction of chemical weapons.
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B.
Cannon Air Force Base
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in eastern New Mexico known for hosting special operations and tactical aviation units.
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C.
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
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D.
Peterson Space Force Base
Peterson Space Force Base is a major United States Space Force installation in Colorado that serves as a key hub for space operations, training, and support activities.
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E.
Sonoma Barracks
Sonoma Barracks is a historic 19th-century military post in Sonoma, California, best known as the headquarters of the short-lived Bear Flag Revolt that preceded California’s annexation by the United States.
- 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: Hawthorne Army Depot Target entity description: Hawthorne Army Depot is a major U.S. Army munitions storage and demilitarization facility located near the town of Hawthorne in Mineral County, Nevada.
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A.
Pueblo Chemical Depot
Pueblo Chemical Depot is a U.S. Army installation in Colorado historically used for the storage and destruction of chemical weapons.
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B.
Cannon Air Force Base
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in eastern New Mexico known for hosting special operations and tactical aviation units.
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C.
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
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D.
Peterson Space Force Base
Peterson Space Force Base is a major United States Space Force installation in Colorado that serves as a key hub for space operations, training, and support activities.
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E.
Sonoma Barracks
Sonoma Barracks is a historic 19th-century military post in Sonoma, California, best known as the headquarters of the short-lived Bear Flag Revolt that preceded California’s annexation by the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army installation
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demilitarization facility ⓘ munitions storage facility ⓘ |
| access | controlled access installation ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army Joint Munitions Command ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Mineral County ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 140 miles southeast of Reno, Nevada ⓘ |
| employerIn | Mineral County, Nevada ⓘ |
| environment | high desert ⓘ |
| garrison | civilian workforce under Army oversight ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
ammunition storage igloos
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demilitarization plants ⓘ explosives handling areas ⓘ rail loading facilities ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFunction | separation of munitions storage areas for blast protection ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
highway access
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rail connections ⓘ |
| hazardType | explosives ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western United States ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hawthorne, Nevada ⓘ |
| location | Mineral County, Nevada ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Walker Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | U.S. Route 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Hawthorne, Nevada ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Army munitions infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
ammunition renovation and recycling
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demilitarization of obsolete munitions ⓘ storage of conventional munitions ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin ⓘ |
| role |
demilitarization center for obsolete ordnance
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strategic munitions reserve ⓘ |
| securityClassification | military restricted area ⓘ |
| significance |
major U.S. Army munitions storage site
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one of the largest ammunition storage facilities in the world ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | supports U.S. national defense munitions readiness ⓘ |
| timezone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
disposal of surplus ammunition
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long-term storage of war reserve munitions ⓘ support of U.S. and allied forces logistics ⓘ training-related munitions support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hawthorne Army Depot Description of subject: Hawthorne Army Depot is a major U.S. Army munitions storage and demilitarization facility located near the town of Hawthorne in Mineral County, Nevada.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mineral County, Nevada
subject surface form:
Mineral County, Nevada
subject surface form:
Mineral County, Nevada
this entity surface form:
Hawthorne Army Depot (regional vicinity)