Fort Ricketts
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Fort Ricketts is a historic American Civil War-era earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built as part of the defensive ring protecting the capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Ricketts canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Ricketts Context triple: [Fort Circle Parks, hasPart, Fort Ricketts]
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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.
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B.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
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C.
Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C. F. Smith was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Montana Territory that protected travelers along the Bozeman Trail and became a focal point of conflict during Red Cloud's War.
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D.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
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E.
Fort McRee
Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
- 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 Ricketts Target entity description: Fort Ricketts is a historic American Civil War-era earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built as part of the defensive ring protecting the capital.
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A.
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.
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B.
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Cronkhite is a former World War II-era coastal defense fortification in Marin County, California, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and used for recreation and historic interpretation.
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C.
Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C. F. Smith was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Montana Territory that protected travelers along the Bozeman Trail and became a focal point of conflict during Red Cloud's War.
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D.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
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E.
Fort McRee
Fort McRee was a 19th-century coastal defense fortification guarding the entrance to Pensacola Bay in Florida as part of the United States’ historic seacoast defense network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
ⓘ
earthwork fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| builtDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Union Army
ⓘ
defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Earthworks (fortification) ⓘ Forts in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
artillery position
ⓘ
protection of approaches to Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Union troops ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasPart |
interpretive signage
ⓘ
remains of earthwork walls ⓘ |
| hasViewOver |
Anacostia River approaches to Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
linked to:
Anacostia River
approaches to the Navy Yard Bridge ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
Southeast Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Civil War Defenses of Washington park system
ⓘ
linked to:
Civil War Defenses of Washington
|
| locatedOn | east side of the Anacostia River ⓘ |
| material | earthworks ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James B. Ricketts ⓘ |
| NRHPListingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| NRHPListingState | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Civil War Defenses of Washington
ⓘ
Defenses of Washington ⓘ National Park Service Civil War Defenses of Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Civil War Defenses of Washington
|
| preservationStatus | partially preserved earthworks ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
|
| significance | part of defensive ring protecting the U.S. capital ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense against Confederate attack ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort Ricketts Description of subject: Fort Ricketts is a historic American Civil War-era earthwork fortification in Washington, D.C., built as part of the defensive ring protecting the capital.
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