Negro Fort
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Negro Fort was a former British stronghold on Florida’s Apalachicola River that became a refuge for escaped slaves and Native Americans before being destroyed by U.S. forces in 1816.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Negro Fort canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9840639 — 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: Negro Fort Context triple: [Battle of Negro Fort, fortification, Negro Fort]
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A.
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
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B.
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that served as one of the largest centers of British transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
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C.
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
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D.
Nothe Fort
Nothe Fort is a 19th-century coastal defense fort in Weymouth, Dorset, now preserved as a historic museum and visitor attraction overlooking Weymouth Harbour and the Jurassic Coast.
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E.
Vieux Fort
Vieux Fort is a major town in the south of Saint Lucia, known for its international airport, coastal location, and role as a commercial and transportation hub.
- 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: Negro Fort Target entity description: Negro Fort was a former British stronghold on Florida’s Apalachicola River that became a refuge for escaped slaves and Native Americans before being destroyed by U.S. forces in 1816.
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A.
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
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B.
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that served as one of the largest centers of British transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
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C.
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
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D.
Nothe Fort
Nothe Fort is a 19th-century coastal defense fort in Weymouth, Dorset, now preserved as a historic museum and visitor attraction overlooking Weymouth Harbour and the Jurassic Coast.
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E.
Vieux Fort
Vieux Fort is a major town in the south of Saint Lucia, known for its international airport, coastal location, and role as a commercial and transportation hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military outpost
ⓘ
fort ⓘ historical site ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | British forces ⓘ |
| afterAbandonmentBecame | maroon community stronghold ⓘ |
| aftermath | survivors re-enslaved or removed ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British Fort
ⓘ
British Post on the Apalachicola ⓘ |
| armamentSource | British military supplies ⓘ |
| artilleryUsedBy | U.S. Navy gunboat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Seminole Wars
ⓘ
history of slavery in the United States ⓘ maroon communities in the United States ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| builtBy | British forces ⓘ |
| casualties | large number of Black and Native American occupants killed ⓘ |
| commanderOfAttackingForces | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| contained | large quantities of gunpowder and ammunition ⓘ |
| countryDuringConstruction | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| currentSiteName |
Fort Gadsden Historic Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Gadsden
|
| destroyedBy |
U.S. forces
ⓘ
linked to:
United States forces
|
| destroyedOnDate | 1816-07-27 ⓘ |
| destructionCause | explosion of powder magazine ⓘ |
| function |
military stronghold
ⓘ
refuge for escaped slaves ⓘ |
| garrisonComposition |
Seminole warriors
ⓘ
armed Black militia ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
U.S. National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
|
| locatedIn |
Apalachicola National Forest
ⓘ
Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Florida ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Apalachicola River ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
First Seminole War
ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| reasonForThreat | encouragement of slave escapes ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Patriots War in Spanish Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Patriot War of East Florida
|
| significance |
one of the earliest major U.S. military actions against a free Black settlement
ⓘ
symbol of resistance by escaped slaves ⓘ |
| successorSite | Fort Gadsden ⓘ |
| threatPerceivedBy |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Black Seminoles
ⓘ
British military ⓘ
linked to:
British Armed Forces
Native Americans ⓘ Seminole Indians ⓘ
linked to:
Seminole
escaped slaves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Negro Fort Description of subject: Negro Fort was a former British stronghold on Florida’s Apalachicola River that became a refuge for escaped slaves and Native Americans before being destroyed by U.S. forces in 1816.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.