Fort Morgan State Historic Site
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Fort Morgan State Historic Site is a 19th-century masonry fort and coastal defense landmark at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, known for its role in the Civil War and as a popular historic and recreational destination.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Morgan State Historic Site canonical | 3 |
| Fort Morgan (historic fort) | 1 |
| Fort Morgan Historic Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4550242 — 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: Fort Morgan State Historic Site Context triple: [Fort Morgan Beach, near, Fort Morgan State Historic Site]
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A.
Fort Mitchell Historic Site
Fort Mitchell Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century military fort and archaeological area in Alabama that interprets the region’s frontier, Native American, and Civil War-era history.
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B.
Fort Churchill State Historic Park
Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a Nevada state park preserving the ruins of a 19th-century U.S. Army fort and surrounding natural and cultural resources along the Carson River.
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C.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
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D.
Blackwater Draw Museum
Blackwater Draw Museum is an archaeological museum in New Mexico that showcases artifacts and research from the nearby Blackwater Draw site, one of the most important early human occupation sites in North America.
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E.
White Hall State Historic Site
White Hall State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century mansion and museum in Kentucky that was once home to influential emancipationist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
- 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: Fort Morgan State Historic Site Target entity description: Fort Morgan State Historic Site is a 19th-century masonry fort and coastal defense landmark at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, known for its role in the Civil War and as a popular historic and recreational destination.
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A.
Fort Mitchell Historic Site
Fort Mitchell Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century military fort and archaeological area in Alabama that interprets the region’s frontier, Native American, and Civil War-era history.
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B.
Fort Churchill State Historic Park
Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a Nevada state park preserving the ruins of a 19th-century U.S. Army fort and surrounding natural and cultural resources along the Carson River.
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C.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Heritage Hill State Historical Park is an open-air museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring preserved and reconstructed historic buildings that interpret the region’s cultural and historical heritage.
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D.
Blackwater Draw Museum
Blackwater Draw Museum is an archaeological museum in New Mexico that showcases artifacts and research from the nearby Blackwater Draw site, one of the most important early human occupation sites in North America.
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E.
White Hall State Historic Site
White Hall State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century mansion and museum in Kentucky that was once home to influential emancipationist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century masonry fort
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coastal defense fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in the United States
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Forts in Alabama ⓘ Military and war museums in Alabama ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1819 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Baldwin County
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linked to:
Baldwin County, Alabama
|
| designation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate States Army
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United States Army ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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brick casemates ⓘ dry moat ⓘ lighthouse nearby ⓘ ravelins ⓘ water battery ⓘ |
| locatedAt | mouth of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Baldwin County, Alabama ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| managedBy | Alabama Historical Commission ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Morgan ⓘ |
| nearby |
Dauphin Island
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Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| offers |
beach access
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fishing access ⓘ guided tours ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ self-guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of Alabama
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linked to:
Alabama
|
| partOf | U.S. coastal defense system ⓘ |
| shape | bastioned pentagonal fort ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Civil War operations
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Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ Union siege of Fort Morgan in 1864 ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery emplacement
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harbor defense ⓘ military garrison ⓘ museum ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Morgan State Historic Site Description of subject: Fort Morgan State Historic Site is a 19th-century masonry fort and coastal defense landmark at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, known for its role in the Civil War and as a popular historic and recreational destination.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Morgan State Historic Site
linked to: Fort Morgan State Historic Site