Oswego, New York

E370634

city port city

Oswego, New York is a small port city on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario known for its maritime history and heavy lake-effect snowfall.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Oswego, New York canonical	11
City of Oswego	1
Oswego	1
Town of Oswego, New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2512730 — 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: Oswego, New York
Context triple: [Central New York, hasCity, Oswego, New York]

A. Ogdensburg, New York
Ogdensburg, New York is a small city on the St. Lawrence River in northern New York State, known for its international bridge to Canada and historic waterfront.
B. Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls, New York is a small city in the eastern Adirondack region known for its historic downtown, proximity to Lake George, and role as a regional commercial and cultural center.
C. Oneonta, New York
Oneonta, New York is a small city in Otsego County known for its two colleges, SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College, and its location in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains.
D. Canandaigua, New York
Canandaigua, New York is a small city in the Finger Lakes region known for its scenic Canandaigua Lake, historic downtown, and role as a regional tourism and wine destination.
E. Valhalla, New York
Valhalla, New York is a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, known for its suburban character and several notable cemeteries and memorial sites.
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: Oswego, New York
Target entity description: Oswego, New York is a small port city on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario known for its maritime history and heavy lake-effect snowfall.

A. Ogdensburg, New York
Ogdensburg, New York is a small city on the St. Lawrence River in northern New York State, known for its international bridge to Canada and historic waterfront.
B. Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls, New York is a small city in the eastern Adirondack region known for its historic downtown, proximity to Lake George, and role as a regional commercial and cultural center.
C. Oneonta, New York
Oneonta, New York is a small city in Otsego County known for its two colleges, SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College, and its location in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains.
D. Canandaigua, New York
Canandaigua, New York is a small city in the Finger Lakes region known for its scenic Canandaigua Lake, historic downtown, and role as a regional tourism and wine destination.
E. Valhalla, New York
Valhalla, New York is a hamlet in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, known for its suburban character and several notable cemeteries and memorial sites.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ port city ⓘ
areaCode	315 ⓘ 680 ⓘ
borderedBy	Oswego, New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Town of Oswego, New York
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
countryCapital	none ⓘ
countrySubdivision	Upstate New York (broad sense) ⓘ surface form: Upstate New York
county	Oswego County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
demographics	small city population ⓘ
economy	education ⓘ shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 94 meters ⓘ
foundedInCentury	18th century ⓘ
governmentType	city government ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent	Harborfest ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	SUNY Oswego ⓘ surface form: State University of New York at Oswego
hasFeature	lake-effect snow belt location ⓘ lighthouses ⓘ marinas ⓘ waterfront downtown ⓘ
hasHarbor	Oswego Harbor ⓘ
hasHistoricSite	Fort Ontario ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Oswego ⓘ
hasWaterBody	Oswego Harbor ⓘ
knownFor	heavy lake-effect snowfall ⓘ maritime history ⓘ port on Lake Ontario ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf	Oswego River ⓘ
locatedIn	Oswego County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNorthOf	Syracuse ⓘ surface form: Syracuse, New York
locatedOn	Lake Ontario ⓘ southeastern shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ
namedAfter	Oswego River ⓘ
partOf	Oswego metropolitan area ⓘ
postalCodePrefix	131 ⓘ
region	Central New York ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
transport	New York State Route 104 NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Route 481 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central New York → hasCity → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Oswego Armory → locatedIn → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Oswego Armory → namedAfter → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Lake Oswego, Oregon → foundedAs → Oswego, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oswego

Oswego River → flowsThrough → Oswego, New York ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Oswego

Oswego River → cityAtMouth → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Oswego Canal → northernTerminus → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Oswego Canal → cityAlongRoute → Oswego, New York ⓘ

SUNY Oswego → city → Oswego, New York ⓘ

New York's 22nd congressional district → hasCity → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Syracuse metropolitan area → containsCity → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Fulton, New York → locatedSouthOf → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Central New York Regional Transportation Authority → operatesInCity → Oswego, New York ⓘ

Oswego, New York → borderedBy → Oswego, New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Town of Oswego, New York

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Referenced by (14)

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