Morris Island Lighthouse
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Morris Island Lighthouse is a historic, now offshore brick lighthouse off Morris Island near Charleston, South Carolina, known for its Civil War–era origins and ongoing preservation efforts against coastal erosion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morris Island Light | 4 |
| Morris Island Lighthouse canonical | 3 |
| Morris Island Light lighthouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884659 — 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: Morris Island Lighthouse Context triple: [Charleston Harbor, near, Morris Island Lighthouse]
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A.
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century brick lighthouse near Daytona Beach, Florida, renowned as one of the tallest and best-preserved lighthouses in the United States.
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B.
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, notable as one of the earliest federally funded public works in the United States.
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C.
St. Augustine Lighthouse
The St. Augustine Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse and maritime museum on Anastasia Island, renowned as an iconic symbol of St. Augustine’s coastal heritage and one of the oldest surviving aids to navigation in the United States.
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D.
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century brick lighthouse and prominent navigational landmark located at the Jupiter Inlet on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
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E.
Fort Washington Lighthouse
Fort Washington Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on the Potomac River in Maryland that aids maritime traffic near the nation’s capital.
- 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: Morris Island Lighthouse Target entity description: Morris Island Lighthouse is a historic, now offshore brick lighthouse off Morris Island near Charleston, South Carolina, known for its Civil War–era origins and ongoing preservation efforts against coastal erosion.
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A.
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century brick lighthouse near Daytona Beach, Florida, renowned as one of the tallest and best-preserved lighthouses in the United States.
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B.
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Cape Henry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, notable as one of the earliest federally funded public works in the United States.
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C.
St. Augustine Lighthouse
The St. Augustine Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse and maritime museum on Anastasia Island, renowned as an iconic symbol of St. Augustine’s coastal heritage and one of the oldest surviving aids to navigation in the United States.
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D.
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century brick lighthouse and prominent navigational landmark located at the Jupiter Inlet on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
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E.
Fort Washington Lighthouse
Fort Washington Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on the Potomac River in Maryland that aids maritime traffic near the nation’s capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| access | only by boat ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Civil War era ⓘ |
| coastalErosionThreat | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Charleston County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
hurricanes ⓘ |
| foundation | masonry foundation ⓘ |
| function | guiding ships into Charleston Harbor ⓘ |
| hasPreservationOrganization | Save the Light, Inc. ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic lighthouse ⓘ |
| historicalUse | primary seacoast light for Charleston ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white (historical) ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Charleston Harbor
ⓘ
Folly Beach, South Carolina ⓘ |
| location |
Morris Island
ⓘ
near Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| managedBy | South Carolina Department of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| marking | brick tower with black-and-white bands (historical) ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
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| notableFor |
Civil War–era origins
ⓘ
ongoing preservation campaigns ⓘ standing offshore due to shoreline retreat ⓘ |
| offshore | true ⓘ |
| originalLens | Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| originalLensType |
Fresnel lens
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surface form:
first-order Fresnel lens
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| ownership |
South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
State of South Carolina
|
| partOf | maritime history of Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Morris Island light stations destroyed or replaced ⓘ |
| publicAccess | no interior public access ⓘ |
| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Sullivan's Island Lighthouse
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surface form:
Charleston Light on Sullivan’s Island
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| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| status |
deactivated
ⓘ
standing ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
coastal erosion mitigation projects
ⓘ
preservation efforts ⓘ |
| towerHeight | about 161 feet ⓘ |
| towerShape | tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| yearDeactivated | 1962 ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1876 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Morris Island Lighthouse Description of subject: Morris Island Lighthouse is a historic, now offshore brick lighthouse off Morris Island near Charleston, South Carolina, known for its Civil War–era origins and ongoing preservation efforts against coastal erosion.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Morris Island Light
this entity surface form:
Morris Island Light lighthouse
this entity surface form:
Morris Island Light
this entity surface form:
Morris Island Light
this entity surface form:
Morris Island Light