Fort Bowie
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Fort Bowie was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in southeastern Arizona that played a key role in the Apache Wars and the military control of the American Southwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Bowie canonical | 4 |
| Fort Bowie National Historic Site | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9784292 — 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 Bowie Context triple: [Battle of Apache Pass, relatedPlace, Fort Bowie]
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A.
Fort Yates
Fort Yates is a small community in North Dakota that serves as the administrative and cultural center of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
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B.
Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton is a small historic city in Pecos County, West Texas, known for its frontier military fort, desert landscape, and role as a regional service and transportation hub.
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C.
Fort Reno
Fort Reno was a 19th-century U.S. Army post on the Bozeman Trail that played a key role in the conflicts between the United States and Plains tribes during the Indian Wars.
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D.
Fort Reno
Fort Reno is a historic former U.S. Army post in Canadian County, Oklahoma, established in the 19th century to oversee and protect the surrounding frontier and Native American territories.
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E.
Fort Davis
Fort Davis is a historic Civil War–era fortification site in Washington, D.C., now preserved as part of the National Park Service’s Fort Circle Parks system.
- 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 Bowie Target entity description: Fort Bowie was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in southeastern Arizona that played a key role in the Apache Wars and the military control of the American Southwest.
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A.
Fort Yates
Fort Yates is a small community in North Dakota that serves as the administrative and cultural center of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
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B.
Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton is a small historic city in Pecos County, West Texas, known for its frontier military fort, desert landscape, and role as a regional service and transportation hub.
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C.
Fort Reno
Fort Reno was a 19th-century U.S. Army post on the Bozeman Trail that played a key role in the conflicts between the United States and Plains tribes during the Indian Wars.
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D.
Fort Reno
Fort Reno is a historic former U.S. Army post in Canadian County, Oklahoma, established in the 19th century to oversee and protect the surrounding frontier and Native American territories.
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E.
Fort Davis
Fort Davis was a former U.S. Army military post in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in the defense and operation of the Panama Canal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| abandoned | 1894 ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | October 15, 1966 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chiricahua Apache
ⓘ
Cochise ⓘ Geronimo ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Indian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American wars
Apache Wars ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | July 1862 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| coordinates | 31.921°N 109.449°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissioned | October 1894 ⓘ |
| designation |
U.S. National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Site ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 5,000 feet ⓘ |
| established | 1862 ⓘ |
| features |
Apache Pass battlefield
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ ruins of fort buildings ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| garrison |
California Volunteers
ⓘ
U.S. Cavalry units ⓘ
linked to:
United States Cavalry
U.S. Infantry units ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
Cochise County, Arizona ⓘ southeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Fort Bowie National Historic Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Bowie
|
| locatedNear |
Apache Pass
ⓘ
Butterfield Overland Mail route ⓘ
linked to:
Butterfield Overland Mail
Chiricahua Mountains ⓘ Dos Cabezas Mountains ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. Department of the Interior
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of the Interior
|
| namedAfter | George Washington Bowie ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Bascom Affair aftermath
ⓘ
Battle of Apache Pass ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000171 ⓘ |
| partOf | Department of Arizona ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control Apache resistance in the region
ⓘ
to protect the Butterfield Overland Mail route ⓘ |
| region |
Sonoran Desert transition zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Sonoran–Mojave transition zone
|
| secondFortConstructed | 1868 ⓘ |
| significance |
key military post in the Apache Wars
ⓘ
strategic control point for the American Southwest ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | by hiking trail only ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Bowie Description of subject: Fort Bowie was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in southeastern Arizona that played a key role in the Apache Wars and the military control of the American Southwest.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Bowie
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