Shavertown, New York
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Shavertown, New York was a small Catskills hamlet that was permanently submerged in the mid-20th century to create the Pepacton Reservoir, part of New York City’s water supply system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shavertown, New York canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8849860 — 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: Shavertown, New York Context triple: [Pepacton Reservoir, formedBySubmerging, Shavertown, New York]
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A.
Shushan, New York
Shushan, New York is a small rural hamlet in eastern New York State known for its historic covered bridge and scenic countryside.
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B.
Slitersville, New York
Slitersville, New York is a small hamlet within the town of Sand Lake in Rensselaer County.
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C.
Shelby, New York
Shelby, New York is a small rural town located in Orleans County in western New York State.
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D.
Shenorock, New York
Shenorock, New York is a small residential hamlet in northern Westchester County known for its suburban character and proximity to the town of Somers.
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E.
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York is a small town in the Adirondack region that serves as the administrative and governmental center of Essex County.
- 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: Shavertown, New York Target entity description: Shavertown, New York was a small Catskills hamlet that was permanently submerged in the mid-20th century to create the Pepacton Reservoir, part of New York City’s water supply system.
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A.
Shushan, New York
Shushan, New York is a small rural hamlet in eastern New York State known for its historic covered bridge and scenic countryside.
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B.
Slitersville, New York
Slitersville, New York is a small hamlet within the town of Sand Lake in Rensselaer County.
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C.
Shelby, New York
Shelby, New York is a small rural town located in Orleans County in western New York State.
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D.
Shenorock, New York
Shenorock, New York is a small residential hamlet in northern Westchester County known for its suburban character and proximity to the town of Somers.
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E.
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York is a small town in the Adirondack region that serves as the administrative and governmental center of Essex County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former hamlet
ⓘ
submerged settlement ⓘ |
| associatedReservoirCompletion | Pepacton Reservoir completion in 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
displacement of residents
ⓘ
flooding of valley lands ⓘ |
| causeOfDisestablishment | land acquisition for New York City water supply ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalMemory | one of several drowned Catskills towns ⓘ |
| currentPhysicalState | underwater settlement remains ⓘ |
| disestablishedAsSettlement | 20th century ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
New York City water supply history
ⓘ
local histories of Pepacton Reservoir communities ⓘ |
| hadFunction | local service center for surrounding farms ⓘ |
| hadInfrastructure |
churches
ⓘ
post office ⓘ school ⓘ stores ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | memorials and historical accounts in Catskills region ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | lost community ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Delaware County, New York ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Catskills
ⓘ
linked to:
Catskills region
|
| historicalUse |
local commercial center
ⓘ
residential community ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catskill Mountains
ⓘ
Delaware County, New York ⓘ New York State ⓘ Town of Andes, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody | Pepacton Reservoir ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Delaware River watershed ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Andes, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Town of Andes, New York
Downsville, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOn | East Branch Delaware River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shaver family ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City water supply system ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalProcess | creation of New York City Delaware System reservoirs ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| reasonForSubmergence | construction of Pepacton Reservoir ⓘ |
| regionTypeBeforeSubmergence | agricultural area ⓘ |
| rememberedFor | being submerged for New York City’s water needs ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Pepacton Reservoir ⓘ |
| status | permanently submerged ⓘ |
| submergedFor | Pepacton Reservoir ⓘ |
| submergencePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| transportConnection | local Catskills road network ⓘ |
| usedToBe | small rural hamlet ⓘ |
| waterSystemComponentOf |
New York City Delaware System
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City water supply system
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Subject: Shavertown, New York Description of subject: Shavertown, New York was a small Catskills hamlet that was permanently submerged in the mid-20th century to create the Pepacton Reservoir, part of New York City’s water supply system.
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