North Avenue Dam (historic)
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The North Avenue Dam was a historic dam on the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played a significant role in the city’s industrial development before its removal in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| North Avenue Dam (historic) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1863423 — 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: North Avenue Dam (historic) Context triple: [Milwaukee River, hasStructure, North Avenue Dam (historic)]
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A.
Macomb’s Dam
Macomb’s Dam was a historic Harlem River crossing in New York City that preceded and was ultimately superseded by the Macombs Dam Bridge.
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B.
Pickwick Landing Dam
Pickwick Landing Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Tennessee River in southwestern Tennessee.
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C.
Watertown Dam
Watertown Dam is a historic low-head dam on the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts, that once powered local industry and now helps regulate river flow and fish passage.
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D.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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E.
Norris Dam
Norris Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in eastern Tennessee, notable as TVA’s first major dam project and a key component of regional flood control and power generation.
- 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: North Avenue Dam (historic) Target entity description: The North Avenue Dam was a historic dam on the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played a significant role in the city’s industrial development before its removal in the late 20th century.
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A.
Macomb’s Dam
Macomb’s Dam was a historic Harlem River crossing in New York City that preceded and was ultimately superseded by the Macombs Dam Bridge.
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B.
Pickwick Landing Dam
Pickwick Landing Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric and navigation dam on the Tennessee River in southwestern Tennessee.
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C.
Watertown Dam
Watertown Dam is a historic low-head dam on the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts, that once powered local industry and now helps regulate river flow and fish passage.
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D.
Conklingville Dam
Conklingville Dam is a concrete gravity dam in New York that created the Great Sacandaga Lake reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power generation.
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E.
Norris Dam
Norris Dam is a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River in eastern Tennessee, notable as TVA’s first major dam project and a key component of regional flood control and power generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
historic structure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
industrialization of Milwaukee
ⓘ
urban development along Milwaukee River ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| hadImpactOn |
aquatic habitat of Milwaukee River
ⓘ
fish migration on Milwaukee River ⓘ water quality of Milwaukee River ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historical interest (non‑extant structure) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
supported manufacturing along Milwaukee River
ⓘ
supported water-powered mills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Milwaukee
ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Milwaukee County
ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin ⓘ
surface form:
State of Wisconsin
|
| locatedNear |
North Avenue Bridge
ⓘ
downtown Milwaukee ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Milwaukee River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | North Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Milwaukee River
ⓘ
surface form:
Milwaukee River watershed
|
| reasonForDemolition |
change in industrial needs
ⓘ
environmental concerns ⓘ river restoration ⓘ |
| replacedBy | free‑flowing river reach at former dam site ⓘ |
| riverSection | Milwaukee River within City of Milwaukee limits ⓘ |
| significantFor | industrial development of Milwaukee ⓘ |
| status | removed ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation improvement ⓘ water level control ⓘ water power for industry ⓘ |
| watercourse | Milwaukee River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Avenue Dam (historic) Description of subject: The North Avenue Dam was a historic dam on the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played a significant role in the city’s industrial development before its removal in the late 20th century.
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