Marion, Alabama
E351670
Marion, Alabama is a small historic city in Perry County known for its significant role in the civil rights movement and as the home of several notable educational institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marion, Alabama canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2076027 — 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: Marion, Alabama Context triple: [Heiberger, Alabama, United States, hasNearbyCity, Marion, Alabama]
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A.
Roanoke, Alabama
Roanoke, Alabama is a small city in eastern Alabama known for its rural character and role as a local commercial and community hub.
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B.
Steele, Alabama
Steele, Alabama is a small town in northeastern Alabama known for its rural character and location within St. Clair County.
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C.
Vincent, Alabama
Vincent, Alabama is a small town in central Alabama known for its rural character and location within the Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area.
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D.
Fairfield, Alabama
Fairfield, Alabama is a small city in Jefferson County that functions as a residential and industrial suburb of Birmingham within central Alabama.
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E.
Waverly, Alabama
Waverly, Alabama is a small rural town in eastern Alabama known for its tight-knit community and historic Southern character.
- 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: Marion, Alabama Target entity description: Marion, Alabama is a small historic city in Perry County known for its significant role in the civil rights movement and as the home of several notable educational institutions.
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A.
Roanoke, Alabama
Roanoke, Alabama is a small city in eastern Alabama known for its rural character and role as a local commercial and community hub.
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B.
Steele, Alabama
Steele, Alabama is a small town in northeastern Alabama known for its rural character and location within St. Clair County.
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C.
Vincent, Alabama
Vincent, Alabama is a small town in central Alabama known for its rural character and location within the Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area.
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D.
Fairfield, Alabama
Fairfield, Alabama is a small city in Jefferson County that functions as a residential and industrial suburb of Birmingham within central Alabama.
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E.
Waverly, Alabama
Waverly, Alabama is a small rural town in eastern Alabama known for its tight-knit community and historic Southern character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ |
| areaCode | 334 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOf | Perry County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 75 miles south of Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
about 80 miles west of Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| elevation |
135 m
ⓘ
443 ft ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 01-46904 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0152010 ⓘ |
| governingBody | city council ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | majority African American population (modern era) ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Judson College
ⓘ
Marion Academy ⓘ Marion Military Institute ⓘ S. D. Bishop State Junior College (historical campus) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic courthouse square
ⓘ
numerous antebellum structures ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict |
Marion Courthouse Square Historic District
ⓘ
West Marion Historic District ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
Voting rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn | 1835 ⓘ |
| influenced | Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic educational institutions
ⓘ
role in civil rights movement ⓘ |
| listedOn |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places (multiple properties)
|
| locatedIn |
Perry County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
west-central Alabama ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Marion ⓘ |
| nearestMajorRiver | Cahaba River ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Jimmie Lee Jackson
ⓘ
surface form:
1965 killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson
Night march and police violence on February 18, 1965 ⓘ |
| originalName | Merton ⓘ |
| partOf |
Black Belt (Alabama)
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Belt region of Alabama
|
| population | 3446 ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 36756 ⓘ |
| region | Deep South ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
Alabama State Route 14
ⓘ
surface form:
served by Alabama State Route 14
served by Alabama State Route 5 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marion, Alabama Description of subject: Marion, Alabama is a small historic city in Perry County known for its significant role in the civil rights movement and as the home of several notable educational institutions.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Black Belt (Alabama)
subject surface form:
Perry County, Alabama
subject surface form:
Perry County, Alabama