Cowpens National Battlefield
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Cowpens National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in South Carolina that commemorates and preserves the Revolutionary War battlefield where American forces won a decisive victory over the British in 1781.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cowpens National Battlefield canonical | 5 |
| Cowpens National Battlefield (part) | 1 |
| Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1694258 — 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: Cowpens National Battlefield Context triple: [Battle of Cowpens, preservedAt, Cowpens National Battlefield]
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A.
North Point State Battlefield
North Point State Battlefield is a historic park in Maryland preserving the site of the 1814 Battle of North Point from the War of 1812.
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B.
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in Maryland that preserves the location of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest and most significant engagements of the American Civil War.
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C.
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park is a U.S. National Park Service site preserving the Revolutionary War battlefield of the 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse and related historic landscapes and monuments.
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D.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in southwestern Pennsylvania that preserves the location of an early battle of the French and Indian War involving a young George Washington.
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E.
Cowpens, South Carolina
Cowpens, South Carolina is a small town in Spartanburg County best known as the site of a pivotal American Revolutionary War victory at the Battle of Cowpens.
- 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: Cowpens National Battlefield Target entity description: Cowpens National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in South Carolina that commemorates and preserves the Revolutionary War battlefield where American forces won a decisive victory over the British in 1781.
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A.
North Point State Battlefield
North Point State Battlefield is a historic park in Maryland preserving the site of the 1814 Battle of North Point from the War of 1812.
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B.
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in Maryland that preserves the location of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest and most significant engagements of the American Civil War.
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C.
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park is a U.S. National Park Service site preserving the Revolutionary War battlefield of the 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse and related historic landscapes and monuments.
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D.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in southwestern Pennsylvania that preserves the location of an early battle of the French and Indian War involving a young George Washington.
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E.
Cowpens, South Carolina
Cowpens, South Carolina is a small town in Spartanburg County best known as the site of a pivotal American Revolutionary War victory at the Battle of Cowpens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States National Park Service site
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national battlefield ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites
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Military parks in the United States ⓘ Protected areas of Cherokee County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Cowpens ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designation | National Battlefield ⓘ |
| establishedForPurpose |
preservation of Revolutionary War battlefield
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public education about the Battle of Cowpens ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
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| hasCommemorativeEvent | annual Battle of Cowpens anniversary observance ⓘ |
| hasDateOfEventCommemorated | 1781-01-17 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
auto tour loop
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battlefield core area ⓘ historic road trace ⓘ monuments and memorials ⓘ picnic area ⓘ walking trails ⓘ wayside exhibits ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveProgram |
educational programs for schools
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living history demonstrations ⓘ ranger-led tours ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
open fields
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wooded areas ⓘ |
| hasMuseumExhibits |
artifacts from the Battle of Cowpens
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interpretive displays on the battle ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
birdwatching
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hiking ⓘ historical sightseeing ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter |
Cowpens National Battlefield
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center
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| locatedIn |
Cherokee County, South Carolina
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedOn | site of the Battle of Cowpens ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Gaffney, South Carolina ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks Group ⓘ |
| region | Upstate South Carolina ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| topic |
Banastre Tarleton
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Daniel Morgan ⓘ Revolutionary War tactics ⓘ Carolina campaign of 1780 ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Campaign of the American Revolution
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cowpens National Battlefield Description of subject: Cowpens National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in South Carolina that commemorates and preserves the Revolutionary War battlefield where American forces won a decisive victory over the British in 1781.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
this entity surface form:
Cowpens National Battlefield (part)
Cowpens National Battlefield
→
hasVisitorCenter
→
Cowpens National Battlefield
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center