Braddock’s Road
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Braddock’s Road was an 18th-century military route cut through the wilderness of what is now Maryland and Pennsylvania to move British troops and supplies during the French and Indian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Braddock’s Road canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2805606 — 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: Braddock’s Road Context triple: [Braddock Expedition, constructed, Braddock’s Road]
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A.
Barracks Road
Barracks Road is a prominent shopping center in Charlottesville, Virginia, featuring a mix of national retailers, local shops, and dining options.
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B.
Mount Vernon Trail
The Mount Vernon Trail is a popular multi-use path in Northern Virginia that runs along the Potomac River, offering scenic routes for cyclists, runners, and walkers between Theodore Roosevelt Island and George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
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C.
Custis Trail
Custis Trail is a popular multi-use urban trail in Arlington, Virginia, that runs along Interstate 66 and connects cyclists and pedestrians to key regional routes and Washington, D.C.
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D.
Cumberland Road
Cumberland Road is the historic early 19th-century American highway that formed the first major segment of the National Road, facilitating westward expansion and interstate travel.
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E.
Colonial Parkway
Colonial Parkway is a scenic, historic roadway in Virginia that links Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown through protected landscapes along the James and York Rivers.
- 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: Braddock’s Road Target entity description: Braddock’s Road was an 18th-century military route cut through the wilderness of what is now Maryland and Pennsylvania to move British troops and supplies during the French and Indian War.
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A.
Barracks Road
Barracks Road is a prominent shopping center in Charlottesville, Virginia, featuring a mix of national retailers, local shops, and dining options.
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B.
Mount Vernon Trail
The Mount Vernon Trail is a popular multi-use path in Northern Virginia that runs along the Potomac River, offering scenic routes for cyclists, runners, and walkers between Theodore Roosevelt Island and George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
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C.
Custis Trail
Custis Trail is a popular multi-use urban trail in Arlington, Virginia, that runs along Interstate 66 and connects cyclists and pedestrians to key regional routes and Washington, D.C.
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D.
Cumberland Road
Cumberland Road is the historic early 19th-century American highway that formed the first major segment of the National Road, facilitating westward expansion and interstate travel.
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E.
Colonial Parkway
Colonial Parkway is a scenic, historic roadway in Virginia that links Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown through protected landscapes along the James and York Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century road
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historic military road ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 110 miles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of the Monongahela
ⓘ
Braddock Expedition ⓘ |
| builder |
British soldiers
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colonial militia ⓘ |
| builtFor |
British Army
ⓘ
Major General Edward Braddock’s expedition ⓘ |
| conflict |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| connects |
Ohio Valley region
ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio River valley
Potomac River region ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1755 ⓘ |
| country | British America ⓘ |
| crosses | Allegheny Mountains ⓘ |
| endPoint | vicinity of Fort Duquesne ⓘ |
| follows | Native American trails ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | partly preserved as historic route ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial America ⓘ |
| inception | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later transportation routes in the region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Edward Braddock ⓘ |
| partOf |
French and Indian War (as part of British America)
ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| significance | opened interior of Maryland and Pennsylvania to later settlement ⓘ |
| startPoint | Fort Cumberland ⓘ |
| terrain |
Appalachia
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surface form:
Appalachian wilderness
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| use |
military logistics
ⓘ
supply transport ⓘ troop movement ⓘ |
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Subject: Braddock’s Road Description of subject: Braddock’s Road was an 18th-century military route cut through the wilderness of what is now Maryland and Pennsylvania to move British troops and supplies during the French and Indian War.
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