Fort King, Florida

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19th-century U.S. Army frontier outpost Second Seminole War site United States Army fort

Fort King, Florida was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier outpost near present-day Ocala that became a key site and flashpoint in the Second Seminole War, notably associated with the Seminole leader Osceola.

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Fort King, Florida canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8575707 — 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 King, Florida
Context triple: [Osceola, associatedWithPlace, Fort King, Florida]

A. Fort White, Florida
Fort White, Florida is a small rural town in northern Florida known for its proximity to natural springs and outdoor recreation areas.
B. Sandestin, Florida
Sandestin, Florida is a master-planned resort community on the Gulf Coast known for its beaches, golf courses, and vacation amenities.
C. Fort Meade, Florida
Fort Meade, Florida is a small historic city in Polk County known for its early settlement roots and location within Central Florida’s phosphate mining region.
D. Live Oak, Florida
Live Oak, Florida is a small city in Suwannee County known for its historic downtown, proximity to natural springs and rivers, and role as a regional hub in North Florida.
E. Tequesta, Florida
Tequesta, Florida is a small coastal village in northern Palm Beach County known for its affluent residential communities, waterfront lifestyle, and proximity to beaches and natural waterways.
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 King, Florida
Target entity description: Fort King, Florida was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier outpost near present-day Ocala that became a key site and flashpoint in the Second Seminole War, notably associated with the Seminole leader Osceola.

A. Fort White, Florida
Fort White, Florida is a small rural town in northern Florida known for its proximity to natural springs and outdoor recreation areas.
B. Sandestin, Florida
Sandestin, Florida is a master-planned resort community on the Gulf Coast known for its beaches, golf courses, and vacation amenities.
C. Fort Meade, Florida
Fort Meade, Florida is a small historic city in Polk County known for its early settlement roots and location within Central Florida’s phosphate mining region.
D. Live Oak, Florida
Live Oak, Florida is a small city in Suwannee County known for its historic downtown, proximity to natural springs and rivers, and role as a regional hub in North Florida.
E. Tequesta, Florida
Tequesta, Florida is a small coastal village in northern Palm Beach County known for its affluent residential communities, waterfront lifestyle, and proximity to beaches and natural waterways.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century U.S. Army frontier outpost ⓘ Second Seminole War site ⓘ United States Army fort ⓘ
associatedWith	Osceola ⓘ Seminole people ⓘ linked to: Seminole U.S. Indian Agency for the Seminoles ⓘ Wiley Thompson ⓘ
builtFor	Control of central Florida frontier ⓘ Supervision of Seminole relocation and treaties ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Marion County, Florida ⓘ Forts in Florida ⓘ Seminole Wars forts ⓘ
conflict	Second Seminole War ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	Public historic park ⓘ
educationRole	Interpretive center for Seminole War history ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
function	Indian agency headquarters ⓘ Military post ⓘ
garrisonRole	Base for operations against Seminole resistance ⓘ Protection of settlers ⓘ
hasReconstruction	Reconstructed fort structures at Fort King National Historic Landmark ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark
interpretiveTheme	Origins of the Second Seminole War ⓘ linked to: Second Seminole War U.S.–Seminole relations in the 19th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Florida ⓘ Marion County, Florida ⓘ
locatedNear	Ocala, Florida ⓘ linked to: Ocala, Florida, United States
managedBy	City of Ocala ⓘ linked to: Ocala Marion County, Florida ⓘ
namedAfter	Brigadier General William King ⓘ William King ⓘ
nearbyFeature	Silver Springs region ⓘ linked to: Silver Springs
partOf	United States frontier defense system ⓘ linked to: United States frontier fort system
relatedEvent	Seminole resistance to removal ⓘ
relatedLegislation	Indian Removal Act ⓘ linked to: Indian Removal policy of the United States
relatedTreaty	Treaty of Fort Gibson ⓘ Treaty of Payne’s Landing ⓘ
significantEvent	Attack by Seminole leader Osceola ⓘ Killing of Indian agent Wiley Thompson ⓘ Outbreak of the Second Seminole War ⓘ linked to: Second Seminole War
status	Historic site ⓘ
timePeriod	Pre–American Civil War ⓘ
tourism	Heritage tourism site ⓘ
usedBy	U.S. Indian Agency ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Indian Affairs United States Army ⓘ

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