Baltimore County, Maryland Colony
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Baltimore County, Maryland Colony was a colonial-era administrative region in the Province of Maryland, located in the mid-Atlantic area of what is now the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baltimore County, Maryland Colony canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5105982 — 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: Baltimore County, Maryland Colony Context triple: [William Few, placeOfBirth, Baltimore County, Maryland Colony]
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A.
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland is a largely suburban and rural county in southern Maryland along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, known for its waterfront communities, fossil-rich cliffs, and role as a bedroom community within the greater Washington, D.C. region.
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B.
Kent County, Maryland
Kent County, Maryland is a rural county on Maryland’s Eastern Shore along the Chesapeake Bay, known for its historic waterfront towns and agricultural landscapes.
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C.
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County, Maryland is a largely rural county in the northeastern corner of the state, known for its Chesapeake Bay waterfront, historic towns like Elkton, and its position at the crossroads of Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
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D.
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County, Maryland is a largely rural county on Maryland’s Eastern Shore known for its Chesapeake Bay waterfront, agriculture, and historic towns such as Centreville and Stevensville.
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E.
St. Mary's County, Maryland
St. Mary's County, Maryland is a historic county in southern Maryland known as the site of the state's first colonial settlement and capital, with a strong maritime and agricultural heritage along the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River.
- 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: Baltimore County, Maryland Colony Target entity description: Baltimore County, Maryland Colony was a colonial-era administrative region in the Province of Maryland, located in the mid-Atlantic area of what is now the United States.
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A.
Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland is a largely suburban and rural county in southern Maryland along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, known for its waterfront communities, fossil-rich cliffs, and role as a bedroom community within the greater Washington, D.C. region.
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B.
Kent County, Maryland
Kent County, Maryland is a rural county on Maryland’s Eastern Shore along the Chesapeake Bay, known for its historic waterfront towns and agricultural landscapes.
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C.
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County, Maryland is a largely rural county in the northeastern corner of the state, known for its Chesapeake Bay waterfront, historic towns like Elkton, and its position at the crossroads of Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
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D.
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County, Maryland is a largely rural county on Maryland’s Eastern Shore known for its Chesapeake Bay waterfront, agriculture, and historic towns such as Centreville and Stevensville.
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E.
St. Mary's County, Maryland
St. Mary's County, Maryland is a historic county in southern Maryland known as the site of the state's first colonial settlement and capital, with a strong maritime and agricultural heritage along the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era county
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ historic county ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | colonial Maryland legal system ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
England
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| economy |
plantation agriculture
ⓘ
tobacco agriculture ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Carroll County, Maryland
ⓘ
Cecil County, Maryland ⓘ City of Baltimore ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore
Harford County, Maryland ⓘ modern Baltimore County, Maryland ⓘ |
| follows | earlier undefined county jurisdictions in northern Maryland ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government under proprietary colony ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
Patapsco River ⓘ Susquehanna River region ⓘ
linked to:
Susquehanna Valley
|
| hasCapital |
Baltimore Town
ⓘ
Joppa (historic town) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local judicial administration
ⓘ
local tax collection ⓘ recording of land titles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law (colonial adaptation) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ mid-Atlantic region of North America ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
State of Maryland, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Maryland
|
| namedAfter |
Barony of Baltimore
ⓘ
Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore ⓘ
linked to:
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
|
| nowPartOf | United States of America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chesapeake Bay colonial region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chesapeake Bay region
Maryland colonial county system ⓘ Province of Maryland ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (Church of England)
ⓘ
various Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ colonial era ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
proprietors of Maryland (Calvert family)
ⓘ
linked to:
Calvert family
|
| usedCalendar |
Gregorian calendar (later colonial period)
ⓘ
Julian calendar (early colonial period) ⓘ
linked to:
Julian calendar
|
| usedLaborSystem |
African chattel slavery
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indentured servitude ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baltimore County, Maryland Colony Description of subject: Baltimore County, Maryland Colony was a colonial-era administrative region in the Province of Maryland, located in the mid-Atlantic area of what is now the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.