Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial)
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Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial) was an unfinished 19th-century masonry coastal fortification in Galveston, Texas, intended as part of the United States’ Third System of seacoast defenses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2618024 — 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 Point (Galveston, planned/partial) Context triple: [Third System of US seacoast defense, hasPart, Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial)]
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A.
Pilot Point
Pilot Point is a small remote community in southwestern Alaska known for its fishing industry and proximity to rich wildlife and coastal landscapes.
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B.
Pilot Point, Texas
Pilot Point, Texas is a small North Texas town historically notable as the birthplace of the Church of the Nazarene in the United States.
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C.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
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D.
Fort Point Cove
Fort Point Cove is a small waterfront inlet in Boston, Massachusetts, situated near the Fort Point Channel and associated with the city’s historic harbor area.
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E.
City of Port Arthur
The City of Port Arthur was a former municipality in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that later became part of the city of Thunder Bay.
- 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 Point (Galveston, planned/partial) Target entity description: Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial) was an unfinished 19th-century masonry coastal fortification in Galveston, Texas, intended as part of the United States’ Third System of seacoast defenses.
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A.
Pilot Point
Pilot Point is a small remote community in southwestern Alaska known for its fishing industry and proximity to rich wildlife and coastal landscapes.
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B.
Pilot Point, Texas
Pilot Point, Texas is a small North Texas town historically notable as the birthplace of the Church of the Nazarene in the United States.
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C.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
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D.
Fort Point Cove
Fort Point Cove is a small waterfront inlet in Boston, Massachusetts, situated near the Fort Point Channel and associated with the city’s historic harbor area.
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E.
City of Port Arthur
The City of Port Arthur was a former municipality in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that later became part of the city of Thunder Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century military structure
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coastal fortification ⓘ unfinished fort ⓘ |
| constructionStatus |
partial
ⓘ
unfinished ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentCondition | no complete fortification ⓘ |
| designedAs | permanent masonry fort ⓘ |
| fortificationSystem | Third System ⓘ |
| function | protect approach to Galveston harbor ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army (planned)
|
| heritage | American Civil War–era coastal defenses ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Galveston
ⓘ
surface form:
Galveston Island
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| location |
Galveston
ⓘ
surface form:
Galveston, Texas
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| materialUsed | masonry ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Point (naming convention used for coastal forts) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Third System of US seacoast defense
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surface form:
Third System of U.S. seacoast defenses
United States seacoast defense systems ⓘ
surface form:
United States coastal defense network
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| region |
Gulf Coast of Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Texas Gulf Coast
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| structureType | seacoast fort ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial) Description of subject: Fort Point (Galveston, planned/partial) was an unfinished 19th-century masonry coastal fortification in Galveston, Texas, intended as part of the United States’ Third System of seacoast defenses.
Referenced by (1)
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