Fort Kearny
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Fort Kearny was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in Nebraska that served as a key way station and protection point for pioneers traveling west along the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Kearny canonical | 2 |
| Fort Kearny State Historical Park | 2 |
| Fort Kearny State Recreation Area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2690461 — 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 Kearny Context triple: [Stephen W. Kearny, namedAfter, Fort Kearny]
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Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie was a key 19th-century U.S. Army post and trading hub in present-day Wyoming that served as a major resupply and gathering point for westward migrants, Native American tribes, and the military.
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B.
Fort Neally
Fort Neally is a historic frontier fortification site located in Berkeley County, West Virginia, associated with early colonial-era defense and settlement in the region.
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C.
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a major U.S. Army installation near Colorado Springs, Colorado, known for hosting key space, infantry, and combat support units.
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D.
Fort Union
Fort Union was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in northeastern New Mexico that served as a key military and supply hub along the Santa Fe Trail.
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E.
Fort Kiowa
Fort Kiowa was a 19th-century American fur trading post on the Missouri River in present-day South Dakota, historically significant as a base for mountain men and frontier expeditions.
- 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 Kearny Target entity description: Fort Kearny was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in Nebraska that served as a key way station and protection point for pioneers traveling west along the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.
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A.
Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie was a key 19th-century U.S. Army post and trading hub in present-day Wyoming that served as a major resupply and gathering point for westward migrants, Native American tribes, and the military.
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B.
Fort Neally
Fort Neally is a historic frontier fortification site located in Berkeley County, West Virginia, associated with early colonial-era defense and settlement in the region.
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C.
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a major U.S. Army installation near Colorado Springs, Colorado, known for hosting key space, infantry, and combat support units.
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D.
Fort Union
Fort Union was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in northeastern New Mexico that served as a key military and supply hub along the Santa Fe Trail.
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E.
Fort Kiowa
Fort Kiowa was a 19th-century American fur trading post on the Missouri River in present-day South Dakota, historically significant as a base for mountain men and frontier expeditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army post
ⓘ
military fort ⓘ |
| abandoned | 1871 ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
California Trail
ⓘ
Mormon Trail ⓘ Oregon Trail ⓘ Pony Express route ⓘ |
| constructed | 1848 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 40.65°N 99.01°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | state historic park ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
Fort Kearny
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
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| established | 1848 ⓘ |
| garrisonType |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| hasMuseumExhibits | pioneer life and overland trails ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction |
adobe buildings
ⓘ
stockade ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | true ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American Old West
United States territorial expansion ⓘ
surface form:
Westward expansion of the United States
|
| involvedIn |
Plains Indian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars on the Great Plains
|
| locatedIn |
Buffalo County, Nebraska
ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kearney, Nebraska ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south bank of the Platte River ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephen W. Kearny ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Fort Kearny
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Nebraska
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Nebraska
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| partOf | U.S. frontier defense system ⓘ |
| purpose |
protection of overland emigrant trails
ⓘ
way station for westward migrants ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains ⓘ |
| servedAs |
way station on the California Trail
ⓘ
way station on the Mormon Trail ⓘ way station on the Oregon Trail ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mail and communication station
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protection of pioneers traveling west ⓘ resupply point for wagon trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Kearny Description of subject: Fort Kearny was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in Nebraska that served as a key way station and protection point for pioneers traveling west along the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
this entity surface form:
Fort Kearny State Historical Park
this entity surface form:
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area