St. Catharine plantation, Charles County, Maryland
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St. Catharine plantation in Charles County, Maryland, was the 19th-century family estate and home of Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician historically linked to John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. Catharine plantation, Charles County, Maryland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7363879 — 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: St. Catharine plantation, Charles County, Maryland Context triple: [Samuel Mudd, residence, St. Catharine plantation, Charles County, Maryland]
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Mount Airy Plantation, Richmond County, Virginia
Mount Airy Plantation in Richmond County, Virginia is a historic 18th-century estate associated with the prominent Lee family and noted as the burial site of Founding Father Francis Lightfoot Lee.
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B.
Montpelier plantation
Montpelier plantation was the Virginia estate of James and Dolley Madison, best known as the lifelong home of the fourth U.S. president and a major site of early American political history and slavery.
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C.
Chestnut Grove plantation
Chestnut Grove plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate best known as the birthplace and family home of Martha Washington, the future first First Lady of the United States.
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D.
Abingdon plantation
Abingdon plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate near present-day Reagan National Airport, historically notable as the home of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington’s son.
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E.
Ravensworth plantation
Ravensworth plantation was a prominent 19th-century Virginia estate associated with the influential Lee and Fitzhugh families.
- 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: St. Catharine plantation, Charles County, Maryland Target entity description: St. Catharine plantation in Charles County, Maryland, was the 19th-century family estate and home of Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician historically linked to John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
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A.
Mount Airy Plantation, Richmond County, Virginia
Mount Airy Plantation in Richmond County, Virginia is a historic 18th-century estate associated with the prominent Lee family and noted as the burial site of Founding Father Francis Lightfoot Lee.
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B.
Montpelier plantation
Montpelier plantation was the Virginia estate of James and Dolley Madison, best known as the lifelong home of the fourth U.S. president and a major site of early American political history and slavery.
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C.
Chestnut Grove plantation
Chestnut Grove plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate best known as the birthplace and family home of Martha Washington, the future first First Lady of the United States.
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D.
Abingdon plantation
Abingdon plantation was an 18th-century Virginia estate near present-day Reagan National Airport, historically notable as the home of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington’s son.
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E.
Ravensworth plantation
Ravensworth plantation was a prominent 19th-century Virginia estate associated with the influential Lee and Fitzhugh families.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic property
ⓘ
plantation ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | aftermath of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| associatedWithPerson |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
John Wilkes Booth ⓘ |
| associatedWithRoute | John Wilkes Booth’s escape route through Southern Maryland ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Charles County, Maryland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 19th-century Southern plantation society ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Mudd family house ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
agricultural production
ⓘ
slave plantation ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
mixed agriculture
ⓘ
tobacco farming ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of historical interest related to Lincoln assassination ⓘ |
| historicalRole | site where John Wilkes Booth received medical treatment from Dr. Samuel Mudd ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to the historical narrative surrounding Dr. Samuel Mudd’s involvement with John Wilkes Booth
ⓘ
linked to the escape route of John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalRecords | English ⓘ |
| linkedToHistoricalNarrative | debate over Samuel Mudd’s guilt or innocence in Lincoln assassination conspiracy ⓘ |
| linkedToLegalCase | trial of Dr. Samuel Mudd for conspiracy in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| linkedToOccupationOfOwner | physician ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charles County, Maryland
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| near | Bryantown, Maryland ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Samuel A. Mudd
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Samuel Mudd
|
| owner |
Mudd family
ⓘ
Samuel A. Mudd ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Samuel Mudd
|
| propertyType | rural estate ⓘ |
| region | Southern Maryland ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic family estate ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
family estate
ⓘ
farm ⓘ residence ⓘ |
| wasHomeOf |
Dr. Samuel Mudd
ⓘ
Samuel A. Mudd ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Samuel Mudd
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Catharine plantation, Charles County, Maryland Description of subject: St. Catharine plantation in Charles County, Maryland, was the 19th-century family estate and home of Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician historically linked to John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Dr. Samuel Mudd