Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory
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Fort Decatur in the Alabama Territory was a frontier military post on the Tallapoosa River that served as a strategic site during the Creek War and the War of 1812.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8206673 — 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 Decatur, Alabama Territory Context triple: [John Sevier, placeOfDeath, Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory]
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A.
Fort Foote
Fort Foote was a Union earthwork fortification built during the American Civil War to help defend Washington, D.C., particularly by controlling approaches along the Potomac River.
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B.
Fort Sewall
Fort Sewall is a historic coastal fortification and public park in Marblehead, Massachusetts, notable for its role in early American military defense and its scenic harbor views.
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C.
Fort Finney
Fort Finney was a late 18th-century U.S. military post on the Ohio River that served as a key site for negotiations and treaties with Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory.
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D.
Fort De Soto
Fort De Soto is a historic coastal fortification in Florida that once served as a U.S. military defense installation and now forms the centerpiece of a popular county park.
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E.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
- 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 Decatur, Alabama Territory Target entity description: Fort Decatur in the Alabama Territory was a frontier military post on the Tallapoosa River that served as a strategic site during the Creek War and the War of 1812.
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A.
Fort Foote
Fort Foote was a Union earthwork fortification built during the American Civil War to help defend Washington, D.C., particularly by controlling approaches along the Potomac River.
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B.
Fort Sewall
Fort Sewall is a historic coastal fortification and public park in Marblehead, Massachusetts, notable for its role in early American military defense and its scenic harbor views.
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C.
Fort Finney
Fort Finney was a late 18th-century U.S. military post on the Ohio River that served as a key site for negotiations and treaties with Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory.
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D.
Fort De Soto
Fort De Soto is a historic coastal fortification in Florida that once served as a U.S. military defense installation and now forms the centerpiece of a popular county park.
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E.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | frontier military post ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | U.S. expansion into Creek lands ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| frontierType | southern frontier ⓘ |
| garrisonType | U.S. Army troops ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
logistical support center
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | War of 1812 era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to U.S. military control of the Tallapoosa River region
ⓘ
served as a strategic site in campaigns against the Creek during the Creek War ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alabama Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
American Southeast
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| locatedOnRiver | Tallapoosa River ⓘ |
| opposedGroup |
Creek Nation
ⓘ
linked to:
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
|
| partOf | United States frontier fort system ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
frontier defense post
ⓘ
supply and staging point ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Creek War
ⓘ
linked to:
Creek War (1813–1814)
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military operations against Creek forces
ⓘ
protection of American frontier settlements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory Description of subject: Fort Decatur in the Alabama Territory was a frontier military post on the Tallapoosa River that served as a strategic site during the Creek War and the War of 1812.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.