Fort Terry
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Fort Terry is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification that played a role in protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Terry canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7817930 — 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 Terry Context triple: [Harbor defenses of New York, hasPart, Fort Terry]
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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 Ricketts
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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C.
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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D.
Fort Pilar
Fort Pilar is a historic 17th-century Spanish military fortress and Catholic shrine in Zamboanga City, Philippines, known as a symbol of the city’s colonial past and religious devotion.
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E.
Fort Gustavus
Fort Gustavus was a Dutch colonial fortification in Bengal that served as a strategic trading and military outpost for the Dutch East India Company.
- 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 Terry Target entity description: Fort Terry is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification that played a role in protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
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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 Ricketts
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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C.
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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D.
Fort Pilar
Fort Pilar is a historic 17th-century Spanish military fortress and Catholic shrine in Zamboanga City, Philippines, known as a symbol of the city’s colonial past and religious devotion.
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E.
Fort Gustavus
Fort Gustavus was a Dutch colonial fortification in Bengal that served as a strategic trading and military outpost for the Dutch East India Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
ⓘ
coastal defense fortification ⓘ |
| constructedDuring |
Endicott Period of U.S. coastal defenses
ⓘ
linked to:
Endicott Period coast defenses
|
| constructionStartDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.18°N 72.18°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | non‑operational military site ⓘ |
| garrison |
United States Army Coast Artillery units
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| hasPart |
coastal artillery batteries
ⓘ
gun emplacements ⓘ support buildings ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coastal defense of approaches to New York Harbor
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic military site ⓘ |
| inception | 1897 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island Sound
ⓘ
New York ⓘ Plum Island ⓘ
linked to:
Plum Island, New York
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Block Island Sound
ⓘ
Fishers Island ⓘ New London, Connecticut ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Plum Island, New York ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| militaryConflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alfred H. Terry ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound
ⓘ
United States coastal defense system ⓘ coastal defenses of Long Island Sound and approaches to New York Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
United States seacoast defense systems
|
| status | former military installation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal artillery
ⓘ
harbor defense of Long Island Sound ⓘ protection of approaches to New York Harbor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Fort Terry Description of subject: Fort Terry is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification that played a role in protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
Referenced by (3)
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