Fort Defiance plantation
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Fort Defiance plantation is a historic North Carolina estate that served as the home and headquarters of Revolutionary War officer and statesman William Lenoir.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Defiance plantation canonical | 2 |
| Fort Defiance Plantation | 1 |
| Fort Defiance estate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7716658 — 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 Defiance plantation Context triple: [William Lenoir, hasPart, Fort Defiance plantation]
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A.
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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B.
McCaslin plantation
McCaslin plantation is the fictional Southern estate in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County that serves as a central locus for exploring themes of race, inheritance, and history in his works.
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C.
Lovejoy Plantation
Lovejoy Plantation is a historic Southern estate in Georgia best known as the longtime home of political figure Betty Talmadge and for its ties to the state’s mid-20th-century political and social life.
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D.
Tuckahoe plantation
Tuckahoe plantation is a historic 18th-century Virginia estate best known as the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson and one of the most intact examples of colonial plantation architecture in the United States.
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E.
Chinqua-Penn Plantation
Chinqua-Penn Plantation is a historic estate and former country home in Rockingham County, North Carolina, known for its distinctive architecture, landscaped grounds, and role as a regional cultural landmark.
- 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 Defiance plantation Target entity description: Fort Defiance plantation is a historic North Carolina estate that served as the home and headquarters of Revolutionary War officer and statesman William Lenoir.
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A.
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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B.
McCaslin plantation
McCaslin plantation is the fictional Southern estate in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County that serves as a central locus for exploring themes of race, inheritance, and history in his works.
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C.
Lovejoy Plantation
Lovejoy Plantation is a historic Southern estate in Georgia best known as the longtime home of political figure Betty Talmadge and for its ties to the state’s mid-20th-century political and social life.
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D.
Tuckahoe plantation
Tuckahoe plantation is a historic 18th-century Virginia estate best known as the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson and one of the most intact examples of colonial plantation architecture in the United States.
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E.
Chinqua-Penn Plantation
Chinqua-Penn Plantation is a historic estate and former country home in Rockingham County, North Carolina, known for its distinctive architecture, landscaped grounds, and role as a regional cultural landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
historic plantation ⓘ person ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal architecture ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formerOwner | Lenoir family ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historic house museums in North Carolina
ⓘ
Houses in Caldwell County, North Carolina ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina ⓘ Museums in Caldwell County, North Carolina ⓘ Plantations in North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
associated with early North Carolina political history
ⓘ
associated with the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| hasPart |
main house
ⓘ
outbuildings ⓘ plantation grounds ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
NRHP-listed
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | late 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caldwell County, North Carolina
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lenoir, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locationType | rural estate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Defiance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
political service in North Carolina
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service in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation |
Revolutionary War officer
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedAs | historic house museum ⓘ |
| owner | William Lenoir ⓘ |
| residence | Fort Defiance plantation ⓘ |
| significantEvent | served as home and headquarters of William Lenoir ⓘ |
| usedAs |
headquarters
ⓘ
plantation ⓘ residence ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Fort Defiance plantation Description of subject: Fort Defiance plantation is a historic North Carolina estate that served as the home and headquarters of Revolutionary War officer and statesman William Lenoir.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Fort Defiance plantation
linked to: Fort Defiance plantation
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Fort Defiance plantation