Nevada silver spike
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The Nevada silver spike was a ceremonial precious-metal railroad spike presented by the state of Nevada for the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony marking the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nevada silver spike canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8255198 — 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: Nevada silver spike Context triple: [Golden Spike ceremony, commemorativeSpike, Nevada silver spike]
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A.
Dahlonega Mint
The Dahlonega Mint was a 19th-century branch of the U.S. Mint in Georgia that specialized in producing gold coins from locally mined gold.
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B.
Mother Lode gold belt
The Mother Lode gold belt is a historically rich gold-bearing region in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California that was central to the California Gold Rush and the development of numerous mining towns.
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C.
Silverbar
Silverbar is a central fish character in Rachel Carson’s nature book "Under the Sea-Wind," used to vividly portray marine life and ocean ecology.
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D.
The Nugget
The Nugget is a crossword puzzle created by Australian setter Ken Sallows that became famous for its ingenious hidden message and meta-puzzle structure.
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E.
Gold Center, Nevada
Gold Center, Nevada was a short-lived early 20th-century mining town in Nye County that developed during the gold rush activity near Beatty.
- 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: Nevada silver spike Target entity description: The Nevada silver spike was a ceremonial precious-metal railroad spike presented by the state of Nevada for the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony marking the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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A.
Dahlonega Mint
The Dahlonega Mint was a 19th-century branch of the U.S. Mint in Georgia that specialized in producing gold coins from locally mined gold.
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B.
Mother Lode gold belt
The Mother Lode gold belt is a historically rich gold-bearing region in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California that was central to the California Gold Rush and the development of numerous mining towns.
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C.
Silverbar
Silverbar is a central fish character in Rachel Carson’s nature book "Under the Sea-Wind," used to vividly portray marine life and ocean ecology.
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D.
The Nugget
The Nugget is a crossword puzzle created by Australian setter Ken Sallows that became famous for its ingenious hidden message and meta-puzzle structure.
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E.
Gold Center, Nevada
Gold Center, Nevada was a short-lived early 20th-century mining town in Nye County that developed during the gold rush activity near Beatty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial railroad spike
ⓘ
historical artifact ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Nevada ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| category |
American historical artifacts
ⓘ
rail transport memorabilia ⓘ |
| chronology | created shortly before the Golden Spike ceremony in 1869 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
State of Nevada
ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada
|
| describedAs | ceremonial precious-metal railroad spike ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Promontory Summit, Utah Territory ⓘ |
| hasColor | silver ⓘ |
| hasPart | precious metal ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
commemorative
ⓘ
precious ⓘ |
| inception | 1869 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Nevada ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| partOf | artifacts of the Golden Spike ceremony ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1869 ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
State of Nevada
ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada
|
| presentedOnOccasionOf |
Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit
ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Spike ceremony
|
| purpose | commemoration of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Golden Spike ceremony
ⓘ
completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Nevada’s contribution to the First Transcontinental Railroad
ⓘ
celebration of railroad completion ⓘ |
| use | ceremonial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nevada silver spike Description of subject: The Nevada silver spike was a ceremonial precious-metal railroad spike presented by the state of Nevada for the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony marking the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
golden railroad spike