Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin
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Prairie du Chien, in present-day Wisconsin, is a historic Mississippi River town that served as a key 19th-century fur-trade center and strategic military and diplomatic site in the Upper Midwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3036292 — 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: Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin Context triple: [Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825), signedAt, Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin]
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A.
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States is a small Midwestern city best known as the birthplace of renowned American modernist painter Georgia O’Keeffe.
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B.
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Madison, Wisconsin, United States is the capital city of Wisconsin, known for its major research university, vibrant cultural scene, and numerous lakes.
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C.
Green Bay (the arm of Lake Michigan)
Green Bay is a sub-basin of Lake Michigan forming a long, narrow inlet along the coasts of Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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D.
Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette, Wisconsin is a small industrial city in northeastern Wisconsin on the shore of Green Bay, known historically for shipbuilding and its location opposite Menominee, Michigan.
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E.
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States is a small historic city in southwestern Wisconsin known for its early lead-mining heritage and preserved 19th-century architecture.
- 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: Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin Target entity description: Prairie du Chien, in present-day Wisconsin, is a historic Mississippi River town that served as a key 19th-century fur-trade center and strategic military and diplomatic site in the Upper Midwest.
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A.
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States is a small Midwestern city best known as the birthplace of renowned American modernist painter Georgia O’Keeffe.
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B.
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Madison, Wisconsin, United States is the capital city of Wisconsin, known for its major research university, vibrant cultural scene, and numerous lakes.
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C.
Green Bay (the arm of Lake Michigan)
Green Bay is a sub-basin of Lake Michigan forming a long, narrow inlet along the coasts of Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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D.
Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette, Wisconsin is a small industrial city in northeastern Wisconsin on the shore of Green Bay, known historically for shipbuilding and its location opposite Menominee, Michigan.
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E.
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States is a small historic city in southwestern Wisconsin known for its early lead-mining heritage and preserved 19th-century architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
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historic settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American expansion into the Upper Mississippi Valley
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British fur trade in the Great Lakes region ⓘ French colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
fur trade
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river transportation ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
French-Canadian fur-trade culture
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Native American trade networks ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important Native American–European contact point
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major 19th-century fur-trade center ⓘ strategic diplomatic site in the Upper Midwest ⓘ strategic military site in the Upper Midwest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic forts and military installations
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historic riverfront and trading district ⓘ role in early U.S.–Native American treaty negotiations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crawford County, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Driftless Area
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Upper Midwest of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Midwest
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| locatedNear | confluence of the Wisconsin River and the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French phrase meaning "prairie of the dog" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwest Territory
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surface form:
former Northwest Territory
former Wisconsin Territory ⓘ |
| presentDayUse |
local commercial and service center for southwestern Wisconsin
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regional tourism center focused on history and outdoor recreation ⓘ |
| servedAs |
key hub for the North American fur trade
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transportation and trade crossroads on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prairie du Chien, present-day Wisconsin Description of subject: Prairie du Chien, in present-day Wisconsin, is a historic Mississippi River town that served as a key 19th-century fur-trade center and strategic military and diplomatic site in the Upper Midwest.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825)