Capeside, Massachusetts
E807098
Capeside, Massachusetts is the fictional small coastal town that serves as the primary backdrop for the teen drama television series "Dawson's Creek."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capeside, Massachusetts canonical | 9 |
| Capeside, Massachusetts (fictional) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8766154 — 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: Capeside, Massachusetts Context triple: [Joey Potter, mainSetting, Capeside, Massachusetts]
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A.
Pembroke, Massachusetts
Pembroke, Massachusetts is a suburban New England town known for its historic character, numerous ponds, and residential communities within southeastern Massachusetts.
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B.
Sagamore, Massachusetts
Sagamore, Massachusetts is a village in the town of Bourne on Cape Cod, known as a key gateway to the Cape due to its position at the Cape Cod Canal.
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C.
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee, Massachusetts is a town on Cape Cod known for its coastal scenery and as the historic and contemporary home of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
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D.
Colrain, Massachusetts
Colrain, Massachusetts is a small rural town in the northwestern part of the state known for its scenic hills, forests, and historic New England character.
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E.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Brewster, Massachusetts is a historic seaside town on Cape Cod known for its bay beaches, conservation lands, and classic New England charm.
- 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: Capeside, Massachusetts Target entity description: Capeside, Massachusetts is the fictional small coastal town that serves as the primary backdrop for the teen drama television series "Dawson's Creek."
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A.
Pembroke, Massachusetts
Pembroke, Massachusetts is a suburban New England town known for its historic character, numerous ponds, and residential communities within southeastern Massachusetts.
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B.
Sagamore, Massachusetts
Sagamore, Massachusetts is a village in the town of Bourne on Cape Cod, known as a key gateway to the Cape due to its position at the Cape Cod Canal.
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C.
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee, Massachusetts is a town on Cape Cod known for its coastal scenery and as the historic and contemporary home of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
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D.
Colrain, Massachusetts
Colrain, Massachusetts is a small rural town in the northwestern part of the state known for its scenic hills, forests, and historic New England character.
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E.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Brewster, Massachusetts is a historic seaside town on Cape Cod known for its bay beaches, conservation lands, and classic New England charm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dawson's Creek ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Andie McPhee
ⓘ
Dawson Leery ⓘ Jack McPhee ⓘ Jen Lindley ⓘ Joey Potter ⓘ Pacey Witter ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Kevin Williamson ⓘ |
| createdFor |
The WB television network
ⓘ
linked to:
The WB
|
| describedAs |
coastal town
ⓘ
small town ⓘ |
| fandom | Dawson's Creek fandom ⓘ |
| filmingLocationDouble |
Wilmington, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilmington
|
| firstAppearance |
Dawson's Creek season 1 episode 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Pilot (Dawson's Creek)
|
| genreContext | teen drama ⓘ |
| hasClimateDepiction | temperate coastal climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
creek
ⓘ
diner ⓘ downtown area ⓘ harbor ⓘ high school ⓘ ice house restaurant ⓘ
linked to:
Ice House restaurant
marina ⓘ movie theater ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ waterfront ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSchool | public high school ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | small coastal towns in New England ⓘ |
| languageOfSetting | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting of Dawson's Creek ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | symbolic representation of American small-town adolescence ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalSeries | The WB ⓘ |
| settingFor | Dawson's Creek ⓘ |
| timeOfPrimaryDepiction |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coming-of-age stories
ⓘ
family drama storylines ⓘ romantic storylines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Capeside, Massachusetts Description of subject: Capeside, Massachusetts is the fictional small coastal town that serves as the primary backdrop for the teen drama television series "Dawson's Creek."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jen Lindley in Dawson's Creek
subject linked to:
Pacey Witter in Dawson's Creek
subject linked to:
Joey
linked to: Capeside, Massachusetts