Fort McDowell
E182858
Fort McDowell is a historic former U.S. Army post on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, known for its roles in coastal defense, troop staging, and immigration-era military operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort McDowell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1616908 — 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: Fort McDowell Context triple: [Angel Island State Park, hasPart, Fort McDowell]
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A.
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Arizona known for its Yavapai cultural heritage, self-governance, and community enterprises.
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B.
Fort Whipple
Fort Whipple is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post near Prescott, Arizona, that played a key role in the military settlement and defense of the Arizona Territory.
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C.
Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a major United States Army installation in West Texas and New Mexico, known for air defense artillery training and extensive desert training grounds.
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D.
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a major U.S. Army installation near Colorado Springs, Colorado, known for hosting key space, infantry, and combat support units.
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E.
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is a federally recognized Native American reservation in the lower Colorado River region that serves as the homeland of the Quechan (Yuma) people.
- 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: Fort McDowell Target entity description: Fort McDowell is a historic former U.S. Army post on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, known for its roles in coastal defense, troop staging, and immigration-era military operations.
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A.
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Arizona known for its Yavapai cultural heritage, self-governance, and community enterprises.
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B.
Fort Whipple
Fort Whipple is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post near Prescott, Arizona, that played a key role in the military settlement and defense of the Arizona Territory.
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C.
Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a major United States Army installation in West Texas and New Mexico, known for air defense artillery training and extensive desert training grounds.
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D.
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a major U.S. Army installation near Colorado Springs, Colorado, known for hosting key space, infantry, and combat support units.
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E.
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is a federally recognized Native American reservation in the lower Colorado River region that serves as the homeland of the Quechan (Yuma) people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former U.S. Army post
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| access | reachable by ferry ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Angel Island
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surface form:
Angel Island Immigration Station
|
| category |
United States Army post
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former coastal defense installation ⓘ historic place in California ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic site within state park ⓘ |
| environment | coastal ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
dock facilities ⓘ officers quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ storehouses ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic military site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angel Island
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco Bay ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Irvin McDowell ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
San Francisco
ⓘ
Tiburon ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Angel Island State Park ⓘ |
| region | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
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demobilization center ⓘ embarkation point ⓘ immigration-era military operations ⓘ quarantine station support ⓘ troop staging ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort McDowell Description of subject: Fort McDowell is a historic former U.S. Army post on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, known for its roles in coastal defense, troop staging, and immigration-era military operations.
Referenced by (1)
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