Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia
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Sewell's Point in Norfolk, Virginia is a historic peninsula on Hampton Roads best known as the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition and later major U.S. naval installations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3924161 — 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: Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia Context triple: [Jamestown Exposition, locatedIn, Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia]
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A.
Annapolis City Dock
Annapolis City Dock is a historic waterfront area in downtown Annapolis, Maryland, known for its marina, colonial-era surroundings, and role as a hub for boating, tourism, and public events.
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B.
Port Conway, Virginia
Port Conway, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in King George County best known as the birthplace of President James Madison and the site of the historic Belle Grove Plantation.
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C.
Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard, also known as Norfolk Naval Shipyard, is a major United States Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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D.
Portsmouth Harbor
Portsmouth Harbor is a historic deep-water port on the Atlantic coast of New Hampshire and Maine, known for its naval shipyard, maritime commerce, and strategic military significance.
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E.
Aquia Harbour, Virginia
Aquia Harbour, Virginia is a planned residential community and census-designated place in Stafford County known for its marina, golf course, and proximity to Quantico and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- 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: Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia Target entity description: Sewell's Point in Norfolk, Virginia is a historic peninsula on Hampton Roads best known as the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition and later major U.S. naval installations.
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A.
Annapolis City Dock
Annapolis City Dock is a historic waterfront area in downtown Annapolis, Maryland, known for its marina, colonial-era surroundings, and role as a hub for boating, tourism, and public events.
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B.
Port Conway, Virginia
Port Conway, Virginia is a small unincorporated community in King George County best known as the birthplace of President James Madison and the site of the historic Belle Grove Plantation.
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C.
Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard, also known as Norfolk Naval Shipyard, is a major United States Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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D.
Portsmouth Harbor
Portsmouth Harbor is a historic deep-water port on the Atlantic coast of New Hampshire and Maine, known for its naval shipyard, maritime commerce, and strategic military significance.
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E.
Aquia Harbour, Virginia
Aquia Harbour, Virginia is a planned residential community and census-designated place in Stafford County known for its marina, golf course, and proximity to Quantico and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exposition
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geographic location ⓘ historic district ⓘ naval base ⓘ peninsula ⓘ world's fair ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Newport News, Virginia
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surface form:
Newport News, Virginia (across Hampton Roads)
Portsmouth, Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Portsmouth, Virginia (across Elizabeth River)
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| commemorates | 300th anniversary of Jamestown settlement ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasCurrentUse | active naval base area ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Jamestown Exposition
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surface form:
Jamestown Exposition of 1907
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| hasHeritage | site of major early 1900s exposition grounds ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Sewell family (historical landowners) ⓘ |
| hasPart | Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ |
| hasTransportationConnection |
Hampton Roads estuary
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surface form:
Port of Hampton Roads
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| heldAt | Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century naval expansion ⓘ |
| inception | 1907 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jamestown Exposition
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surface form:
Jamestown Exposition of 1907
major U.S. naval installations ⓘ role in development of Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Hampton Roads ⓘ
surface form:
Hampton Roads region
Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chesapeake Bay
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Elizabeth River ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Hampton Roads ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Norfolk
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surface form:
Norfolk metropolitan area
Tidewater Virginia ⓘ United States Fleet Forces Command infrastructure ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Chesapeake Bay
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control of entrance to Hampton Roads ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military purposes
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naval operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia Description of subject: Sewell's Point in Norfolk, Virginia is a historic peninsula on Hampton Roads best known as the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition and later major U.S. naval installations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia
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heldAt
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Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Jamestown Exposition of 1907
Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia
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locatedIn
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Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Naval Station Norfolk