Applegate Trail
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The Applegate Trail was a 19th-century emigrant wagon route that provided an alternative, supposedly safer path to the Oregon Trail through southern Oregon and northern California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Applegate Trail canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2940873 — 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: Applegate Trail Context triple: [Applegate–Lassen Route, alternativeName, Applegate Trail]
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A.
Glen Aulin Trail
Glen Aulin Trail is a popular hiking route in Yosemite National Park that follows the Tuolumne River past waterfalls and granite scenery to the Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp.
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B.
Hunt Trail
Hunt Trail is a rugged hiking route that ascends Mount Katahdin in Maine and serves as the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
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C.
Redwood Trail
Redwood Trail is a scenic hiking path in Big Basin Redwoods State Park that winds through towering old-growth coast redwood forest.
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D.
Pohono Trail
The Pohono Trail is a scenic hiking route in Yosemite National Park that traverses the south rim of Yosemite Valley, offering panoramic views of landmarks such as El Capitan, Bridalveil Fall, and Half Dome.
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E.
Warner Valley Trail
Warner Valley Trail is a hiking route in Warner Valley, likely offering access to the area’s natural scenery, wildlife, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
- 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: Applegate Trail Target entity description: The Applegate Trail was a 19th-century emigrant wagon route that provided an alternative, supposedly safer path to the Oregon Trail through southern Oregon and northern California.
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A.
Glen Aulin Trail
Glen Aulin Trail is a popular hiking route in Yosemite National Park that follows the Tuolumne River past waterfalls and granite scenery to the Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp.
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B.
Hunt Trail
Hunt Trail is a rugged hiking route that ascends Mount Katahdin in Maine and serves as the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
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C.
Redwood Trail
Redwood Trail is a scenic hiking path in Big Basin Redwoods State Park that winds through towering old-growth coast redwood forest.
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D.
Pohono Trail
The Pohono Trail is a scenic hiking route in Yosemite National Park that traverses the south rim of Yosemite Valley, offering panoramic views of landmarks such as El Capitan, Bridalveil Fall, and Half Dome.
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E.
Warner Valley Trail
Warner Valley Trail is a hiking route in Warner Valley, likely offering access to the area’s natural scenery, wildlife, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic emigrant trail
ⓘ
wagon road ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | main Oregon Trail route through the Columbia River ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | American pioneers ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Oregon Trail migrations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint |
Willamette Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Willamette Valley, Oregon
|
| followsRegion |
Northern California
ⓘ
surface form:
northern California
southern Oregon ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Applegate family of pioneers
ⓘ
surface form:
Applegate family of Oregon pioneers
|
| hasRouteType | overland trail ⓘ |
| hazardsAvoided |
Cascades Rapids
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River rapids
difficult river navigation on the Columbia ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized historic route ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Idaho ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter |
Charles Applegate
ⓘ
Jesse Applegate ⓘ Lindsay Applegate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oregon Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Trail system
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide alternative route to Oregon Trail
ⓘ
provide supposedly safer route to Willamette Valley ⓘ |
| startPoint | near Fort Hall, Idaho ⓘ |
| transportMode |
horseback
ⓘ
ox-drawn wagons ⓘ |
| traverses |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
Klamath Basin ⓘ Rogue Valley ⓘ Klamath Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Siskiyou Mountains
Umpqua Valley ⓘ |
| usedFor |
emigrant wagon travel
ⓘ
overland migration ⓘ settlement of Oregon Territory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Applegate Trail Description of subject: The Applegate Trail was a 19th-century emigrant wagon route that provided an alternative, supposedly safer path to the Oregon Trail through southern Oregon and northern California.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.