Mormon Trail
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The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mormon Trail canonical | 15 |
| Mormon Pioneer Trail | 3 |
| Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail | 2 |
| Mormon Emigrant Trail | 1 |
| Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail designation | 1 |
| Mormon Trail corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T197006 — 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: Mormon Trail Context triple: [Kanesville, partOf, Mormon Trail]
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A.
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.
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B.
California Trail
The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.
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C.
Katy Trail
Katy Trail is a popular urban hike-and-bike trail in Dallas, Texas, converted from an old railroad line and known for jogging, cycling, and connecting several city neighborhoods.
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D.
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.
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E.
Congress Trail
Congress Trail is a popular hiking path in California’s Sequoia National Park known for its dense concentration of giant sequoia trees and easy, scenic loop through old-growth forest.
- 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: Mormon Trail Target entity description: The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
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A.
Santa Fe Trail
The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century overland trade and travel route connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico, that played a crucial role in westward expansion and commerce in the United States.
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B.
California Trail
The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.
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C.
Katy Trail
Katy Trail is a popular urban hike-and-bike trail in Dallas, Texas, converted from an old railroad line and known for jogging, cycling, and connecting several city neighborhoods.
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D.
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.
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E.
Congress Trail
Congress Trail is a popular hiking path in California’s Sequoia National Park known for its dense concentration of giant sequoia trees and easy, scenic loop through old-growth forest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emigrant trail
ⓘ
historic trail ⓘ overland route ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mormon Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Mormon Emigrant Trail
Mormon Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Mormon Pioneer Trail
|
| associatedWith |
Brigham Young
ⓘ
Mormon pioneers ⓘ
surface form:
Pioneer Day (Utah holiday)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
surface form:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
|
| commemoratedBy |
Mormon Trail
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
|
| crosses |
Missouri River
ⓘ
North Platte River ⓘ Platte River ⓘ Sweetwater River ⓘ |
| declineReason | completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| designatedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| distance | approximately 1300 miles ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Salt Lake City
ⓘ
surface form:
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake Valley ⓘ |
| follows |
part of the California Trail route
ⓘ
part of the Oregon Trail route ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
religious freedom
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Trail ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1846 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Trails System units
ⓘ
surface form:
National Trails System
|
| passesThrough |
Council Bluffs
ⓘ
surface form:
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Echo Canyon, Utah ⓘ Echo Canyon, Utah ⓘ
surface form:
Emigration Canyon, Utah
Fort Bridger, Wyoming ⓘ Fort Laramie ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Laramie, Wyoming
South Pass ⓘ
surface form:
South Pass, Wyoming
Winter Quarters, Nebraska ⓘ
surface form:
Winter Quarters (Florence), Nebraska
|
| peakUsePeriod | 1847–1869 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1847 pioneer company journey
ⓘ
Mormon pioneers ⓘ
surface form:
Mormon exodus from Nauvoo
|
| startDateOfUse | 1846 ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Nauvoo, Illinois
ⓘ
Winter Quarters, Nebraska ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mormon pioneers
ⓘ
surface form:
Latter-day Saint pioneers
Mormon pioneers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious migration
ⓘ
westward migration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mormon Trail Description of subject: The Mormon Trail was a 19th-century overland route used by Latter-day Saint pioneers migrating west from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mormon Pioneer Trail
this entity surface form:
Mormon Pioneer Trail
this entity surface form:
Mormon Emigrant Trail
this entity surface form:
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
this entity surface form:
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
this entity surface form:
Mormon Trail corridor
this entity surface form:
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail designation
this entity surface form:
Mormon Pioneer Trail