St. Mary's City, Maryland
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St. Mary's City, Maryland is a historic former colonial capital and one of the earliest English settlements in North America, now preserved as an important archaeological and living history site.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Mary's City, Maryland canonical | 4 |
| St. Mary’s City | 4 |
| Historic St. Mary's City | 1 |
| St. Mary’s City (early colonial period) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T889154 — 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: St. Mary's City, Maryland Context triple: [Colonial Assembly of Maryland, meetsIn, St. Mary's City, Maryland]
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A.
Annapolis
Annapolis is a historic U.S. city on the Chesapeake Bay known for its colonial architecture, maritime heritage, and as the home of the United States Naval Academy.
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B.
Bladensburg, Maryland
Bladensburg, Maryland is a small historic town in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its role in the War of 1812 and its location along the Anacostia River.
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C.
Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick, Maryland is a small city along the Potomac River known historically as a B&O Railroad hub and now as a commuter town within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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D.
Middletown, Maryland
Middletown, Maryland is a small historic town in western Maryland known for its scenic Middletown Valley setting and role in Civil War-era events.
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E.
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland is a historic city in western Maryland known for its vibrant downtown, Civil War heritage, and role as a regional hub for government and biomedical research.
- 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: St. Mary's City, Maryland Target entity description: St. Mary's City, Maryland is a historic former colonial capital and one of the earliest English settlements in North America, now preserved as an important archaeological and living history site.
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A.
Annapolis
Annapolis is a historic U.S. city on the Chesapeake Bay known for its colonial architecture, maritime heritage, and as the home of the United States Naval Academy.
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B.
Bladensburg, Maryland
Bladensburg, Maryland is a small historic town in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its role in the War of 1812 and its location along the Anacostia River.
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C.
Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick, Maryland is a small city along the Potomac River known historically as a B&O Railroad hub and now as a commuter town within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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D.
Middletown, Maryland
Middletown, Maryland is a small historic town in western Maryland known for its scenic Middletown Valley setting and role in Civil War-era events.
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E.
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland is a historic city in western Maryland known for its vibrant downtown, Civil War heritage, and role as a regional hub for government and biomedical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ living history museum ⓘ |
| capitalFrom | 1634 ⓘ |
| capitalUntil | 1695 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | St. Mary's County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
educational and research site
ⓘ
historic and archaeological park ⓘ |
| foundedAs | capital of the Maryland Colony ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
English colonists ⓘ Leonard Calvert ⓘ |
| foundingShip |
Ark
ⓘ
The Dove ⓘ
surface form:
Dove
|
| governingBody | Historic St. Mary's City Commission ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalDiscovery |
foundations of 17th-century statehouse
ⓘ
remains of early colonial dwellings ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | one of the best-preserved English colonial sites in North America ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | site for historical and archaeological education ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
archaeological excavations
ⓘ
living history interpreters ⓘ reconstructed colonial buildings ⓘ recreated 17th-century sailing ship Dove ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
early center of Catholic settlement in the English colonies
ⓘ
one of the earliest English settlements in North America ⓘ |
| hasLawEnactedNearby |
Maryland Toleration Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
|
| hasMuseumType | open-air museum ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEra | 17th century ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| inception | 1634 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coastal plain
ⓘ
Southern Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
St. Mary's River
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Marys River
|
| namedAfter | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| nearbyInstitution | St. Mary's College of Maryland ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| originalName | St. Maries ⓘ |
| partOf | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Annapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis, Maryland
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| significantEvent |
early experiment in religious toleration in English North America
ⓘ
site of Maryland Toleration Act implementation context ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Province of Maryland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Mary's City, Maryland Description of subject: St. Mary's City, Maryland is a historic former colonial capital and one of the earliest English settlements in North America, now preserved as an important archaeological and living history site.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s City
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s City
this entity surface form:
Historic St. Mary's City
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s City
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s City
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s City (early colonial period)