Port Tobacco Historic District
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Port Tobacco Historic District is a preserved colonial-era town site in Charles County, Maryland, known for its historic buildings and role as a former county seat and early port community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Tobacco Historic District canonical | 2 |
| Historic Port Tobacco Courthouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4153625 — 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: Port Tobacco Historic District Context triple: [Port Tobacco River, hasNearbyHistoricSite, Port Tobacco Historic District]
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A.
American Tobacco Historic District
The American Tobacco Historic District is a revitalized former tobacco factory complex in downtown Durham, North Carolina, now serving as a mixed-use hub for offices, entertainment, dining, and cultural events.
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B.
Charles Town Historic District
Charles Town Historic District is a preserved area in Charles Town, West Virginia, known for its concentration of historically and architecturally significant buildings reflecting the town’s development from the 18th through the early 20th centuries.
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C.
Edenton Historic District
Edenton Historic District is a nationally recognized area in Edenton, North Carolina, known for its well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture and its significance in early American colonial and maritime history.
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D.
Annapolis Historic District
Annapolis Historic District is a nationally significant historic area in Annapolis, Maryland, known for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture, colonial-era street plan, and role as a former U.S. capital.
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E.
Historic Richmond Town
Historic Richmond Town is a living history village and museum complex on Staten Island that preserves and interprets centuries of New York City’s rural and small-town past through historic buildings, artifacts, and reenactments.
- 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: Port Tobacco Historic District Target entity description: Port Tobacco Historic District is a preserved colonial-era town site in Charles County, Maryland, known for its historic buildings and role as a former county seat and early port community.
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A.
American Tobacco Historic District
The American Tobacco Historic District is a revitalized former tobacco factory complex in downtown Durham, North Carolina, now serving as a mixed-use hub for offices, entertainment, dining, and cultural events.
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B.
Charles Town Historic District
Charles Town Historic District is a preserved area in Charles Town, West Virginia, known for its concentration of historically and architecturally significant buildings reflecting the town’s development from the 18th through the early 20th centuries.
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C.
Edenton Historic District
Edenton Historic District is a nationally recognized area in Edenton, North Carolina, known for its well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture and its significance in early American colonial and maritime history.
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D.
Annapolis Historic District
Annapolis Historic District is a nationally significant historic area in Annapolis, Maryland, known for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture, colonial-era street plan, and role as a former U.S. capital.
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E.
Historic Richmond Town
Historic Richmond Town is a living history village and museum complex on Staten Island that preserves and interprets centuries of New York City’s rural and small-town past through historic buildings, artifacts, and reenactments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial history of Maryland
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Historic districts in Charles County, Maryland ⓘ Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | Charles County, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governingBody | local government of Port Tobacco Village ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
example of early American port settlement
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example of early county seat town planning in Maryland ⓘ preserved colonial-era town site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
colonial-era port community
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former county seat of Charles County, Maryland ⓘ local commercial center in colonial Maryland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archaeological remains of colonial town
ⓘ
former county government buildings ⓘ historic church building ⓘ historic courthouse building ⓘ historic residential structures ⓘ historic town square area ⓘ |
| hasUse |
educational site
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heritage tourism site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| inception | colonial era ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Port Tobacco Village, Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Charles County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Port Tobacco Village
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Tobacco Village historic area
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Port Tobacco River
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Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Port Tobacco Village ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
decline of river port activity with silting of Port Tobacco River
ⓘ
relocation of Charles County seat to La Plata, Maryland ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| topLevelDomain | .us ⓘ |
| transportationFunction | river port (historical) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port Tobacco Historic District Description of subject: Port Tobacco Historic District is a preserved colonial-era town site in Charles County, Maryland, known for its historic buildings and role as a former county seat and early port community.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historic Port Tobacco Courthouse