Fort Canby
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Fort Canby was a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification located near the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Canby canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5131998 — 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 Canby Context triple: [Cape Disappointment, hasFormerInstallation, Fort Canby]
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A.
Fort Neally
Fort Neally is a historic frontier fortification site located in Berkeley County, West Virginia, associated with early colonial-era defense and settlement in the region.
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B.
Fort Kearny
Fort Kearny was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in Nebraska that served as a key way station and protection point for pioneers traveling west along the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.
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C.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.
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D.
Fort Kiowa
Fort Kiowa was a 19th-century American fur trading post on the Missouri River in present-day South Dakota, historically significant as a base for mountain men and frontier expeditions.
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E.
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a major U.S. Army installation near Colorado Springs, Colorado, known for hosting key space, infantry, and combat support units.
- 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 Canby Target entity description: Fort Canby was a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification located near the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State.
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A.
Fort Neally
Fort Neally is a historic frontier fortification site located in Berkeley County, West Virginia, associated with early colonial-era defense and settlement in the region.
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B.
Fort Kearny
Fort Kearny was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in Nebraska that served as a key way station and protection point for pioneers traveling west along the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.
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C.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.
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D.
Fort Kiowa
Fort Kiowa was a 19th-century American fur trading post on the Missouri River in present-day South Dakota, historically significant as a base for mountain men and frontier expeditions.
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E.
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a major U.S. Army installation near Colorado Springs, Colorado, known for hosting key space, infantry, and combat support units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defense fort
ⓘ
former United States Army post ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse | interpretive and recreational site ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
Cape Disappointment State Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Disappointment
|
| garrison |
U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| hasFeature |
interpretive trails
ⓘ
military ruins ⓘ scenic viewpoints ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artillery batteries
ⓘ
coastal gun emplacements ⓘ fire control stations ⓘ support buildings ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | true ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic military site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific County, Washington
ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| locatedNear | mouth of the Columbia River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cape Disappointment ⓘ |
| locatedWithin |
Cape Disappointment State Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Disappointment
|
| nearby |
Fort Columbia
ⓘ
Fort Stevens ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Columbia River
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of the Columbia
ⓘ
defenses of the Columbia River Bar ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Canby Description of subject: Fort Canby was a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification located near the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.