Craigellachie, British Columbia
E801843
Craigellachie, British Columbia is a small community in Canada best known as the site where the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven, symbolically completing the nation’s first transcontinental rail line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Craigellachie, British Columbia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9490850 — 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: Craigellachie, British Columbia Context triple: [Canadian Pacific Railway, notableLocation, Craigellachie, British Columbia]
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A.
Duncan, British Columbia
Duncan, British Columbia is a small city on Vancouver Island known as the commercial and cultural center of the Cowichan Valley and for its strong Indigenous heritage.
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B.
Chemainus, British Columbia
Chemainus, British Columbia is a small coastal town on Vancouver Island renowned for its outdoor mural gallery and rich Indigenous and logging history.
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C.
Robson, British Columbia
Robson, British Columbia is a small unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, situated near the city of Castlegar along the Columbia River.
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D.
Pemberton, British Columbia
Pemberton, British Columbia is a small village in the Sea-to-Sky region of southwestern Canada, known for its agricultural roots, outdoor recreation, and proximity to the Coast Mountains.
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E.
Vanderhoof, British Columbia
Vanderhoof, British Columbia is a small district municipality in central British Columbia known as an agricultural and forestry hub in the Nechako Valley.
- 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: Craigellachie, British Columbia Target entity description: Craigellachie, British Columbia is a small community in Canada best known as the site where the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven, symbolically completing the nation’s first transcontinental rail line.
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A.
Duncan, British Columbia
Duncan, British Columbia is a small city on Vancouver Island known as the commercial and cultural center of the Cowichan Valley and for its strong Indigenous heritage.
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B.
Chemainus, British Columbia
Chemainus, British Columbia is a small coastal town on Vancouver Island renowned for its outdoor mural gallery and rich Indigenous and logging history.
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C.
Robson, British Columbia
Robson, British Columbia is a small unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, situated near the city of Castlegar along the Columbia River.
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D.
Pemberton, British Columbia
Pemberton, British Columbia is a small village in the Sea-to-Sky region of southwestern Canada, known for its agricultural roots, outdoor recreation, and proximity to the Coast Mountains.
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E.
Vanderhoof, British Columbia
Vanderhoof, British Columbia is a small district municipality in central British Columbia known as an agricultural and forestry hub in the Nechako Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement in British Columbia
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian Pacific Railway history
ⓘ
Populated places in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District ⓘ Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Last Spike gift shop (seasonal) ⓘ |
| hasEvent | driving of the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commemorative plaques
ⓘ
railway viewing area ⓘ roadside historic site ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Last Spike monument ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
highway access
ⓘ
railway access ⓘ |
| knownFor |
completion of Canada’s first transcontinental railway
ⓘ
site of the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| lastSpikeDrivenOn | 1885-11-07 ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Revelstoke, British Columbia
ⓘ
Sicamous, British Columbia ⓘ
linked to:
Sicamous
|
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Columbia-Shuswap Regional District ⓘ Shuswap Country ⓘ
linked to:
Shuswap
|
| locatedOn |
Canadian Pacific Railway main line
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Craigellachie, Scotland ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Revelstoke, British Columbia
ⓘ
Sicamous, British Columbia ⓘ
linked to:
Sicamous
|
| partOf | Interior of British Columbia ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| railwayCompleted |
Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental line
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
|
| railwayOperator | Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| significance | symbolic completion point of a coast-to-coast rail link in Canada ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Craigellachie, British Columbia Description of subject: Craigellachie, British Columbia is a small community in Canada best known as the site where the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven, symbolically completing the nation’s first transcontinental rail line.
Referenced by (1)
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