Fort Carroll (site)
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Fort Carroll (site) is a historic Civil War–era defensive fortification that formed part of the ring of fort defenses protecting Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Carroll (Civil War fort) | 1 |
| Fort Carroll (site) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7586384 — 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 Carroll (site) Context triple: [Civil War Defenses of Washington, hasPart, Fort Carroll (site)]
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A.
Fort Story
Fort Story is a U.S. military installation in Virginia known for its coastal training facilities and role in amphibious and expeditionary operations.
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B.
Fort Miles Historic Area
Fort Miles Historic Area is a preserved World War II coastal defense fortification and museum complex located within Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware.
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C.
Fort McNair
Fort McNair is a historic U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., that houses major military commands and educational institutions and has served as a key defense installation since the early 19th century.
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D.
Fort Whipple
Fort Whipple is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post near Prescott, Arizona, that played a key role in the military settlement and defense of the Arizona Territory.
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E.
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.
- 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 Carroll (site) Target entity description: Fort Carroll (site) is a historic Civil War–era defensive fortification that formed part of the ring of fort defenses protecting Washington, D.C.
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A.
Fort Story
Fort Story is a U.S. military installation in Virginia known for its coastal training facilities and role in amphibious and expeditionary operations.
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B.
Fort Miles Historic Area
Fort Miles Historic Area is a preserved World War II coastal defense fortification and museum complex located within Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware.
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C.
Fort McNair
Fort McNair is a historic U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., that houses major military commands and educational institutions and has served as a key defense installation since the early 19th century.
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D.
Fort Whipple
Fort Whipple is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post near Prescott, Arizona, that played a key role in the military settlement and defense of the Arizona Territory.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War–era fortification
ⓘ
coastal defense fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in the United States
ⓘ
Forts in Maryland ⓘ Military history of Maryland ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
bird habitat
ⓘ
unoccupied ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
Civil War era ⓘ |
| hasAccess | by boat only ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
abandoned
ⓘ
ruinous ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastion-style layout
ⓘ
casemated gun emplacements ⓘ enlisted barracks ⓘ magazines ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Patapsco River ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear |
Baltimore, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| locatedNear | Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | artificial island ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Carroll of Carrollton ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Baltimore ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hexagonal artificial island platform
ⓘ
role in Civil War–era harbor defenses ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| partOf |
United States coastal defense system
ⓘ
ring of fort defenses protecting Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| protectsApproachTo |
Port of Baltimore
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
|
| significance |
example of mid-19th-century American coastal fortification
ⓘ
part of defenses for approach to Washington, D.C. via Chesapeake Bay and Patapsco River ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Carroll (site) Description of subject: Fort Carroll (site) is a historic Civil War–era defensive fortification that formed part of the ring of fort defenses protecting Washington, D.C.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Carroll (site)