Tellico Blockhouse site
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The Tellico Blockhouse site is an archaeological and historical location marking a late 18th-century U.S. military and diplomatic outpost that played a key role in relations between American settlers and the Cherokee.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tellico Blockhouse site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tellico Blockhouse site Context triple: [Loudon County, Tennessee, hasHistoricSite, Tellico Blockhouse site]
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A.
Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Georgia featuring large earthen mounds built by the Mississippian peoples between roughly 1000 and 1550 CE.
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B.
Shiloh Indian Mounds
Shiloh Indian Mounds is a significant Mississippian-era archaeological site in Tennessee featuring earthen platform mounds and village remains that illuminate the complex pre-Columbian societies of the southeastern United States.
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C.
Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mississippi featuring large earthen platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture.
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D.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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E.
Blackwater Draw site
Blackwater Draw site is an important archaeological location on the Llano Estacado of eastern New Mexico known for early human occupation and distinctive Clovis culture artifacts.
- 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: Tellico Blockhouse site Target entity description: The Tellico Blockhouse site is an archaeological and historical location marking a late 18th-century U.S. military and diplomatic outpost that played a key role in relations between American settlers and the Cherokee.
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A.
Etowah Indian Mounds
Etowah Indian Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Georgia featuring large earthen mounds built by the Mississippian peoples between roughly 1000 and 1550 CE.
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B.
Shiloh Indian Mounds
Shiloh Indian Mounds is a significant Mississippian-era archaeological site in Tennessee featuring earthen platform mounds and village remains that illuminate the complex pre-Columbian societies of the southeastern United States.
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C.
Winterville Mounds
Winterville Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mississippi featuring large earthen platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture.
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D.
Spiro Mounds
Spiro Mounds is a significant pre-Columbian archaeological site in present-day Oklahoma, known for its large earthen mounds and role as a major ceremonial and trade center of the Mississippian culture.
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E.
Blackwater Draw site
Blackwater Draw site is an important archaeological location on the Llano Estacado of eastern New Mexico known for early human occupation and distinctive Clovis culture artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century forts in Tennessee
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Cherokee history ⓘ United States–Native American relations ⓘ archaeological sites in Tennessee ⓘ diplomatic history of the United States ⓘ military history of Tennessee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | early 1800s ⓘ |
| floruit | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
artifacts from late 18th-century military occupation
ⓘ
foundations of blockhouse structures ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
buffer between American settlers and Cherokee towns
ⓘ
center for federal Indian policy in the region ⓘ gateway to Cherokee territory ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Little Tennessee River
ⓘ
surface form:
Little Tennessee River valley
|
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| inception | 1794 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Monroe County, Tennessee
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
early Federal period of United States history
ⓘ
post–American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Loudoun State Historic Park
ⓘ
Tellico River ⓘ Vonore, Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Little Tennessee River ⓘ |
| locatedWithin |
Tellico Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Tellico Lake area
|
| NRHPType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Fort Loudoun State Historic Park ⓘ |
| presentDayUse |
educational site about Cherokee–U.S. relations
ⓘ
interpretive historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
administration of the Treaty of Tellico
ⓘ
management of Cherokee land cessions ⓘ negotiation of treaties between the United States and the Cherokee ⓘ |
| startTime | 1794 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Indian affairs administration
ⓘ
U.S.–Cherokee relations ⓘ diplomatic outpost ⓘ frontier defense ⓘ military outpost ⓘ trading post ⓘ treaty negotiations ⓘ |
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Subject: Tellico Blockhouse site Description of subject: The Tellico Blockhouse site is an archaeological and historical location marking a late 18th-century U.S. military and diplomatic outpost that played a key role in relations between American settlers and the Cherokee.
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