Rodman, New York
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Rodman, New York is a small rural town in Jefferson County best known as the birthplace of retail magnate Frank Winfield Woolworth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rodman, New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2097040 — 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: Rodman, New York Context triple: [Frank Winfield Woolworth, placeOfBirth, Rodman, New York]
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Getzville, New York
Getzville, New York is a hamlet in the town of Amherst in Erie County, known as a suburban community within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
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B.
Henderson, New York
Henderson, New York is a small town in Jefferson County best known as the birthplace of influential American architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham.
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C.
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York is a small town in the Adirondack region that serves as the administrative and governmental center of Essex County.
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D.
Buchanan, New York
Buchanan, New York is a small village in northern Westchester County along the Hudson River, known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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E.
Potsdam, New York
Potsdam, New York is a small town in St. Lawrence County known for hosting Clarkson University and SUNY Potsdam in the North Country region of the state.
- 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: Rodman, New York Target entity description: Rodman, New York is a small rural town in Jefferson County best known as the birthplace of retail magnate Frank Winfield Woolworth.
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A.
Getzville, New York
Getzville, New York is a hamlet in the town of Amherst in Erie County, known as a suburban community within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
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B.
Henderson, New York
Henderson, New York is a small town in Jefferson County best known as the birthplace of influential American architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham.
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C.
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York is a small town in the Adirondack region that serves as the administrative and governmental center of Essex County.
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D.
Buchanan, New York
Buchanan, New York is a small village in northern Westchester County along the Hudson River, known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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E.
Potsdam, New York
Potsdam, New York is a small town in St. Lawrence County known for hosting Clarkson University and SUNY Potsdam in the North Country region of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 315 ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Frank Winfield Woolworth ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Northern New York ⓘ |
| county | Jefferson County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 36-63263 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0979480 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rural community
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasDaylightSavingTimeZone | Eastern Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | town government ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
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forested land ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | approximately 43.73° N ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | approximately 75.97° W ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Frank Winfield Woolworth ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural town ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
hamlet of Rodman
ⓘ
rural residential areas ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
being birthplace of Frank Winfield Woolworth
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rural character ⓘ |
| isPartOfMetropolitanArea | Watertown metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jefferson County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
northwestern New York
ⓘ
upstate New York ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Black River watershed ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Watertown, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Rodman ⓘ |
| partOf | United States of America ⓘ |
| postalCode | 13682 ⓘ |
| roadAccess |
County roads of Jefferson County, New York
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New York State Route 177 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rodman, New York Description of subject: Rodman, New York is a small rural town in Jefferson County best known as the birthplace of retail magnate Frank Winfield Woolworth.
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