Throckmorton’s Neck
E302493
Throckmorton’s Neck is the historical name for the New York City peninsula now known as Throggs Neck in the Bronx.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pell's Point | 1 |
| Throckmorton’s Neck canonical | 1 |
| Throgmorton’s Neck | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2809979 — 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: Throckmorton’s Neck Context triple: [Throggs Neck, historicalName, Throckmorton’s Neck]
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A.
Falmouth Neck
Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.
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B.
Shippan Point
Shippan Point is a coastal residential neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, known for its waterfront properties and views of Long Island Sound.
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C.
Winfrey Point
Winfrey Point is a scenic recreational area and popular event spot located along the eastern shore of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas.
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D.
Darlington Point
Darlington Point is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and known for its agricultural surroundings.
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E.
Rum Point
Rum Point is a laid-back beach area on Grand Cayman known for its clear shallow waters, beach bars, and relaxed island atmosphere.
- 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: Throckmorton’s Neck Target entity description: Throckmorton’s Neck is the historical name for the New York City peninsula now known as Throggs Neck in the Bronx.
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A.
Falmouth Neck
Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.
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B.
Shippan Point
Shippan Point is a coastal residential neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, known for its waterfront properties and views of Long Island Sound.
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C.
Winfrey Point
Winfrey Point is a scenic recreational area and popular event spot located along the eastern shore of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas.
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D.
Darlington Point
Darlington Point is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and known for its agricultural surroundings.
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E.
Rum Point
Rum Point is a laid-back beach area on Grand Cayman known for its clear shallow waters, beach bars, and relaxed island atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical place name
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
East River
ⓘ
Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureType | coastal peninsula ⓘ |
| hasModernName |
Throggs Neck
ⓘ
Throggs Neck ⓘ
surface form:
Throgs Neck
|
| hasVariantSpelling |
Throckmorton’s Neck
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Throgmorton’s Neck
|
| historicalNameOf | Throggs Neck ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf |
New Netherland
ⓘ
colonial New York ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | John Throckmorton ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northeastern United States
ⓘ
mainland Bronx ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Throggs Neck ⓘ |
| usedIn | colonial era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Throckmorton’s Neck Description of subject: Throckmorton’s Neck is the historical name for the New York City peninsula now known as Throggs Neck in the Bronx.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pell's Point
this entity surface form:
Throgmorton’s Neck