Old York Road (historic route)
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Old York Road is a historic colonial-era route in New Jersey and Pennsylvania that once connected Philadelphia with New York City and served as a major corridor for early American travel and commerce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old York Road (historic route) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2475590 — 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: Old York Road (historic route) Context triple: [East Amwell Township, New Jersey, hasHistoricSite, Old York Road (historic route)]
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A.
Albany Post Road
Albany Post Road is a historic thoroughfare in New York that once formed part of the main route between New York City and Albany, passing through towns like Sleepy Hollow.
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B.
Dike Road
Dike Road is a local access route that leads to and provides entry to the coastal Poucha Pond area.
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C.
Homestead Road
Homestead Road is a notable thoroughfare that lends its name to Homestead High School and serves as a key local landmark in its area.
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D.
Old Georgetown Road
Old Georgetown Road is a key thoroughfare in Montgomery County, Maryland, connecting North Bethesda with other nearby communities and serving as an important commuter and commercial corridor.
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E.
Hempstead Turnpike
Hempstead Turnpike is a major east–west thoroughfare in Nassau County, New York, serving as a key commercial and commuter route across Long Island.
- 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: Old York Road (historic route) Target entity description: Old York Road is a historic colonial-era route in New Jersey and Pennsylvania that once connected Philadelphia with New York City and served as a major corridor for early American travel and commerce.
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A.
Albany Post Road
Albany Post Road is a historic thoroughfare in New York that once formed part of the main route between New York City and Albany, passing through towns like Sleepy Hollow.
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B.
Dike Road
Dike Road is a local access route that leads to and provides entry to the coastal Poucha Pond area.
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C.
Homestead Road
Homestead Road is a notable thoroughfare that lends its name to Homestead High School and serves as a key local landmark in its area.
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D.
Old Georgetown Road
Old Georgetown Road is a key thoroughfare in Montgomery County, Maryland, connecting North Bethesda with other nearby communities and serving as an important commuter and commercial corridor.
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E.
Hempstead Turnpike
Hempstead Turnpike is a major east–west thoroughfare in Nassau County, New York, serving as a key commercial and commuter route across Long Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era transportation route
ⓘ
historic road ⓘ |
| category |
colonial American roads
ⓘ
historic roads in New Jersey ⓘ historic roads in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| connects |
New York City
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | 18th century ⓘ |
| follows | general corridor of later turnpikes between Philadelphia and New York City ⓘ |
| function | link between colonial ports of Philadelphia and New York ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic route of regional significance ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| influenced | development of towns along its path ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Old York
ⓘ
surface form:
York (historic name associated with New York)
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| partOf | historic routes between Philadelphia and New York City ⓘ |
| roadType | overland road ⓘ |
| significance |
major corridor for early American commerce
ⓘ
major corridor for early American travel ⓘ |
| transportMode |
horseback travel
ⓘ
stagecoach travel ⓘ |
| traverses |
Delaware Valley
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surface form:
Delaware River region
central New Jersey ⓘ southeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| use |
commerce
ⓘ
overland travel ⓘ postal route ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old York Road (historic route) Description of subject: Old York Road is a historic colonial-era route in New Jersey and Pennsylvania that once connected Philadelphia with New York City and served as a major corridor for early American travel and commerce.
Referenced by (1)
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