Grinder's Stand, Tennessee
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Grinder's Stand, Tennessee was a frontier inn and stop along the Natchez Trace, historically notable as the remote site where explorer Meriwether Lewis died in 1809.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grinder's Stand, Tennessee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2819900 — 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: Grinder's Stand, Tennessee Context triple: [Meriwether Lewis, placeOfDeath, Grinder's Stand, Tennessee]
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A.
Bean Station, Tennessee
Bean Station, Tennessee is a small town in Grainger County known as one of the state’s oldest settled communities and a gateway to the Cherokee and Clinch mountain regions.
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B.
Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
Sharps Chapel, Tennessee is a rural unincorporated community in northeastern Tennessee known for its scenic location near Norris Lake and its historic Appalachian character.
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C.
The Hermitage, Tennessee
The Hermitage, Tennessee is the historic plantation and home of U.S. President Andrew Jackson, now preserved as a museum near Nashville.
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D.
Campbell’s Station, Tennessee
Campbell’s Station, Tennessee is a small historic community in Knox County best known as the birthplace of U.S. Navy Admiral David Farragut.
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E.
Rockwood, Tennessee
Rockwood, Tennessee is a small city in eastern Tennessee situated near the Cumberland Plateau and known historically for its roots in iron and coal mining.
- 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: Grinder's Stand, Tennessee Target entity description: Grinder's Stand, Tennessee was a frontier inn and stop along the Natchez Trace, historically notable as the remote site where explorer Meriwether Lewis died in 1809.
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A.
Bean Station, Tennessee
Bean Station, Tennessee is a small town in Grainger County known as one of the state’s oldest settled communities and a gateway to the Cherokee and Clinch mountain regions.
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B.
Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
Sharps Chapel, Tennessee is a rural unincorporated community in northeastern Tennessee known for its scenic location near Norris Lake and its historic Appalachian character.
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C.
The Hermitage, Tennessee
The Hermitage, Tennessee is the historic plantation and home of U.S. President Andrew Jackson, now preserved as a museum near Nashville.
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D.
Campbell’s Station, Tennessee
Campbell’s Station, Tennessee is a small historic community in Knox County best known as the birthplace of U.S. Navy Admiral David Farragut.
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E.
Rockwood, Tennessee
Rockwood, Tennessee is a small city in eastern Tennessee situated near the Cumberland Plateau and known historically for its roots in iron and coal mining.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier inn
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ roadside stop ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | near present-day Hohenwald, Tennessee ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | death of Meriwether Lewis on October 11, 1809 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lewis and Clark Expedition legacy ⓘ |
| category |
History of Tennessee
ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis ⓘ Natchez Trace Parkway ⓘ
surface form:
Natchez Trace
|
| commemoratedBy | Meriwether Lewis gravesite and monument ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lewis County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| currentSite |
Meriwether Lewis National Monument area
ⓘ
Natchez Trace Parkway ⓘ
surface form:
Natchez Trace Parkway vicinity
|
| dateOfEvent | 1809 ⓘ |
| describedAs | remote frontier inn ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
lodging for travelers
ⓘ
stop for mail and travelers on Natchez Trace ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of Meriwether Lewis's death ⓘ |
| locatedIn | American frontier ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Natchez Trace Parkway
ⓘ
surface form:
Natchez Trace
|
| namedAfter | the Grinder family ⓘ |
| notablePersonAssociated | Meriwether Lewis ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | historic Natchez Trace route ⓘ |
| region | Middle Tennessee ⓘ |
| routeRole | way station on overland route between Nashville and Natchez ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| status | no longer standing ⓘ |
| timePeriodActive | early 1800s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grinder's Stand, Tennessee Description of subject: Grinder's Stand, Tennessee was a frontier inn and stop along the Natchez Trace, historically notable as the remote site where explorer Meriwether Lewis died in 1809.
Referenced by (1)
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