Fort Harmar
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Fort Harmar was a late 18th-century U.S. Army frontier outpost built at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers in present-day Ohio to secure American interests in the Northwest Territory and oversee relations with Native American tribes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Harmar canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2516083 — 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: Fort Harmar Context triple: [Josiah Harmar, commanded, Fort Harmar]
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A.
Fort Steuben
Fort Steuben was an 18th-century U.S. military outpost and surveying base on the Ohio River that later gave rise to the city of Steubenville, Ohio.
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B.
Fort Fincastle
Fort Fincastle is an 18th-century limestone fortress in Nassau, Bahamas, built to protect the harbor and now a popular historic landmark and tourist attraction.
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C.
Fort Regent
Fort Regent is a historic 19th-century hilltop fort in Saint Helier, Jersey, now used primarily as a leisure and entertainment complex.
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D.
Fort Loudoun
Fort Loudoun was an 18th-century British colonial fort in what is now Tennessee, built during the French and Indian War to secure alliances with Native American tribes and protect the frontier.
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E.
Fort Conde
Fort Conde is a reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort and museum in Mobile, Alabama, that interprets the region’s early military and colonial history.
- 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: Fort Harmar Target entity description: Fort Harmar was a late 18th-century U.S. Army frontier outpost built at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers in present-day Ohio to secure American interests in the Northwest Territory and oversee relations with Native American tribes.
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A.
Fort Steuben
Fort Steuben was an 18th-century U.S. military outpost and surveying base on the Ohio River that later gave rise to the city of Steubenville, Ohio.
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B.
Fort Fincastle
Fort Fincastle is an 18th-century limestone fortress in Nassau, Bahamas, built to protect the harbor and now a popular historic landmark and tourist attraction.
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C.
Fort Regent
Fort Regent is a historic 19th-century hilltop fort in Saint Helier, Jersey, now used primarily as a leisure and entertainment complex.
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D.
Fort Loudoun
Fort Loudoun was an 18th-century British colonial fort in what is now Tennessee, built during the French and Indian War to secure alliances with Native American tribes and protect the frontier.
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E.
Fort Conde
Fort Conde is a reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort and museum in Mobile, Alabama, that interprets the region’s early military and colonial history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
ⓘ
frontier military outpost ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
controlling traffic on the Ohio River
ⓘ
overseeing relations with Native American tribes ⓘ protecting American settlers ⓘ securing American interests in the Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| function |
frontier defense
ⓘ
monitoring Native American relations ⓘ securing river transportation routes ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | United States Army regulars ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Muskingum River
ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northwest Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Marietta, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedOnBankOf |
Muskingum River
ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Josiah Harmar ⓘ |
| near | Marietta settlement ⓘ |
| partOf | United States frontier fort system ⓘ |
| region | Ohio Country ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Treaty of Fort Harmar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diplomatic negotiations with Native Americans
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ treaty council site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Harmar Description of subject: Fort Harmar was a late 18th-century U.S. Army frontier outpost built at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers in present-day Ohio to secure American interests in the Northwest Territory and oversee relations with Native American tribes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.