Tappan, New York
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Tappan, New York is a historic hamlet in Rockland County known for its colonial-era sites and role in the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tappan, New York canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4794658 — 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: Tappan, New York Context triple: [Palisades, New York, hasNearbyCommunity, Tappan, New York]
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Tappan
The Tappan were a Lenape (Delaware) Native American group who inhabited parts of present-day New York and New Jersey during the early colonial period.
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B.
Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown, New York is a historic Hudson River village in Westchester County known for its picturesque setting, 19th-century architecture, and ties to Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
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C.
Greenburgh, New York
Greenburgh, New York is a suburban town in Westchester County just north of New York City, known for its residential neighborhoods, diverse population, and proximity to major urban centers.
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D.
Katonah, New York
Katonah, New York is a hamlet in the town of Bedford in northern Westchester County, known for its historic downtown, arts community, and proximity to reservoirs and nature preserves.
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E.
Armonk, New York
Armonk, New York is a hamlet in the town of North Castle in Westchester County, best known as a suburban corporate center and the longtime home of IBM’s global headquarters.
- 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: Tappan, New York Target entity description: Tappan, New York is a historic hamlet in Rockland County known for its colonial-era sites and role in the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Tappan
The Tappan were a Lenape (Delaware) Native American group who inhabited parts of present-day New York and New Jersey during the early colonial period.
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B.
Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown, New York is a historic Hudson River village in Westchester County known for its picturesque setting, 19th-century architecture, and ties to Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
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C.
Greenburgh, New York
Greenburgh, New York is a suburban town in Westchester County just north of New York City, known for its residential neighborhoods, diverse population, and proximity to major urban centers.
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D.
Katonah, New York
Katonah, New York is a hamlet in the town of Bedford in northern Westchester County, known for its historic downtown, arts community, and proximity to reservoirs and nature preserves.
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E.
Armonk, New York
Armonk, New York is a hamlet in the town of North Castle in Westchester County, best known as a suburban corporate center and the longtime home of IBM’s global headquarters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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hamlet ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Bergen County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
DeWint House
NERFINISHED
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Old 76 House NERFINISHED ⓘ Reformed Church of Tappan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tappan Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Tappan Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Tappan Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Rockland County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Town of Orangetown government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 845 ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Census-designated places in New York (state)
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Hamlets in Rockland County, New York ⓘ New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonial-era architecture
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historic stone houses ⓘ village green ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
location of negotiations during American Revolutionary War
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site of Revolutionary War military encampments ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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colonial era ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning |
cold water
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flooded by tides ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Lenape word "tuphan" or "tuphanne" ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
census-designated place
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hamlet ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
County Route 8 (Old Tappan Road vicinity)
NERFINISHED
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New York State Route 303 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode | 10983 ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places (Tappan Historic District) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hudson Valley ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hudson River
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New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Nyack, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCommunity |
Blauvelt, New York
NERFINISHED
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Old Tappan, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Orangeburg, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparkill, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| town | Orangetown, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasHeadquartersOf | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf | trial and execution of Major John André ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tappan, New York Description of subject: Tappan, New York is a historic hamlet in Rockland County known for its colonial-era sites and role in the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Palisades, New York
subject surface form:
Orangetown, New York