Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a historic Civil War memorial and prominent downtown landmark featuring sculptural work by Thomas Hudson Jones.
All labels observed (1)
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| Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Allentown, Pennsylvania) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9765859 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Context triple: [Thomas Hudson Jones, notableWork, Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Allentown, Pennsylvania)]
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Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument is a prominent Civil War memorial and landmark tower in New Haven, Connecticut, honoring local residents who served in multiple American conflicts.
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a grand Beaux-Arts memorial in Manhattan honoring Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War.
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Trenton Battle Monument
The Trenton Battle Monument is a historic obelisk in Trenton, New Jersey, honoring George Washington’s pivotal Revolutionary War victory that helped turn the tide of the American Revolution.
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a prominent neoclassical war memorial and iconic centerpiece of Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis, commemorating Indiana’s veterans.
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a prominent Civil War memorial in Boston honoring the city’s Union military personnel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Target entity description: Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a historic Civil War memorial and prominent downtown landmark featuring sculptural work by Thomas Hudson Jones.
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A.
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument is a prominent Civil War memorial and landmark tower in New Haven, Connecticut, honoring local residents who served in multiple American conflicts.
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B.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a grand Beaux-Arts memorial in Manhattan honoring Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War.
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C.
Trenton Battle Monument
The Trenton Battle Monument is a historic obelisk in Trenton, New Jersey, honoring George Washington’s pivotal Revolutionary War victory that helped turn the tide of the American Revolution.
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D.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a prominent neoclassical war memorial and iconic centerpiece of Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis, commemorating Indiana’s veterans.
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E.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a prominent Civil War memorial in Boston honoring the city’s Union military personnel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War monument
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | John T. Jackson ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War memorials
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Buildings and structures in Allentown, Pennsylvania ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Pennsylvania ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American Civil War
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Civil War veterans from Allentown and Lehigh County ⓘ Union sailors ⓘ Union soldiers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | soldiers and sailors of the Union Army and Navy ⓘ |
| function | war memorial and civic monument ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figures
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base ⓘ bronze sailor statue ⓘ bronze soldier statue ⓘ pedestal ⓘ shaft ⓘ |
| height | approximately 75 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Center Square, Allentown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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downtown Allentown ⓘ |
| location |
Allentown, Pennsylvania
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linked to:
Allentown
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| material |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property in a historic district ⓘ |
| owner |
City of Allentown
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linked to:
Allentown
|
| partOf | Old Allentown Historic District ⓘ |
| publicAccess | public ⓘ |
| sculptor | Thomas Hudson Jones ⓘ |
| significance |
prominent downtown landmark of Allentown
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symbol of Allentown’s civic identity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Memorial Day observances
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commemorative ceremonies ⓘ veterans’ events ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1899 ⓘ |
| yearDedicated | 1899 ⓘ |
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