Fort Richmond
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Fort Richmond was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification on Staten Island, New York, later modernized and renamed Battery Weed as part of the harbor’s defensive system.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fort Richmond canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7817790 — 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 Richmond Context triple: [Battery Weed, formerName, Fort Richmond]
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A.
Crawford Square
Crawford Square is one of Savannah, Georgia’s historic public squares, known for its preserved 19th-century character and role in the city’s distinctive urban plan.
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B.
Bogston
Bogston is a locality in Inverclyde, Scotland, known primarily as a residential area served by its own railway station on the Inverclyde Line.
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C.
Armour Square
Armour Square is a Chicago neighborhood known for its residential character and proximity to the city’s historic ballpark, Guaranteed Rate Field.
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D.
Fort James
Fort James was a 17th-century British colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, New York City, that served as a key military and administrative center after the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
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Fort James
Fort James is a historic coastal fortification on the former Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana), built by European traders during the era of Atlantic commerce and colonial expansion.
- 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 Richmond Target entity description: Fort Richmond was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification on Staten Island, New York, later modernized and renamed Battery Weed as part of the harbor’s defensive system.
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A.
Crawford Square
Crawford Square is one of Savannah, Georgia’s historic public squares, known for its preserved 19th-century character and role in the city’s distinctive urban plan.
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B.
Bogston
Bogston is a locality in Inverclyde, Scotland, known primarily as a residential area served by its own railway station on the Inverclyde Line.
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C.
Armour Square
Armour Square is a Chicago neighborhood known for its residential character and proximity to the city’s historic ballpark, Guaranteed Rate Field.
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D.
Fort James
Fort James was a 17th-century British colonial fortification in what is now Lower Manhattan, New York City, that served as a key military and administrative center after the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch.
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E.
Fort James
Fort James is a historic coastal fortification on the former Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana), built by European traders during the era of Atlantic commerce and colonial expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
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Endicott-era coastal artillery battery ⓘ coastal defense fortification ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Fort Tompkins ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal artillery batteries of the United States
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Former coastal artillery fortifications in New York ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| era |
American Civil War era
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linked to:
American Civil War and Reconstruction era
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| formerName | Fort Richmond ⓘ |
| function | to protect the Narrows entrance to New York Harbor ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
United States Army artillery units
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linked to:
U.S. Army units
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| hasFeature |
multi-tiered casemates
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waterfront gun emplacements ⓘ |
| laterNamed | Battery Weed ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Wadsworth
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New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ Staten Island North Shore ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedOn |
Narrows of New York Harbor
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linked to:
New York Harbor main channel
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| materialUsed | masonry ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
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linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
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| modernizedAs | Battery Weed ⓘ |
| near | Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ⓘ |
| overlooks | The Narrows ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort Wadsworth
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Harbor Defenses of New York ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
Harbor Defenses of New York ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
New York Harbor defenses ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
Third System of US seacoast fortifications ⓘ
linked to:
Third System of US seacoast defense
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| significance |
component of 19th-century New York Harbor defense system
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modernized element of New York Harbor coastal defenses ⓘ |
| status |
historic fortification
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historic site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal artillery
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harbor defense ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Fort Richmond Description of subject: Fort Richmond was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification on Staten Island, New York, later modernized and renamed Battery Weed as part of the harbor’s defensive system.
Referenced by (4)
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