Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site
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Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site is a preserved early 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Maine that now serves as a public historic park and tourist attraction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10085857 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site Context triple: [Maine State Park system, hasPart, Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site]
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A.
Chimney Point State Historic Site
Chimney Point State Historic Site is a historic area in Vermont that preserves and interprets Native American, French colonial, and early American settlement history along the shores of Lake Champlain.
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B.
Crown Point State Historic Site
Crown Point State Historic Site is a historic park in New York that preserves the ruins of significant 18th-century French and British fortifications on Lake Champlain.
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C.
Fort Foster State Historic Site
Fort Foster State Historic Site is a reconstructed 19th-century U.S. Army fort in Florida that interprets the Second Seminole War through preserved structures, artifacts, and living history demonstrations.
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D.
Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site
Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site is a preserved Revolutionary War battlefield in Vermont that commemorates and interprets the 1777 Battle of Hubbardton.
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E.
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve is a protected cultural landscape on Whidbey Island in Washington that preserves historic farms, prairies, and coastal scenery reflecting early Pacific Northwest settlement.
- 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 Edgecomb State Historic Site Target entity description: Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site is a preserved early 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Maine that now serves as a public historic park and tourist attraction.
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A.
Chimney Point State Historic Site
Chimney Point State Historic Site is a historic area in Vermont that preserves and interprets Native American, French colonial, and early American settlement history along the shores of Lake Champlain.
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B.
Crown Point State Historic Site
Crown Point State Historic Site is a historic park in New York that preserves the ruins of significant 18th-century French and British fortifications on Lake Champlain.
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C.
Fort Foster State Historic Site
Fort Foster State Historic Site is a reconstructed 19th-century U.S. Army fort in Florida that interprets the Second Seminole War through preserved structures, artifacts, and living history demonstrations.
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D.
Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site
Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site is a preserved Revolutionary War battlefield in Vermont that commemorates and interprets the 1777 Battle of Hubbardton.
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E.
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve is a protected cultural landscape on Whidbey Island in Washington that preserves historic farms, prairies, and coastal scenery reflecting early Pacific Northwest settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic fort
ⓘ
park ⓘ state historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal-era military architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuring | War of 1812 period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
coastal defense
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defense of Wiscasset harbor ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications of the United States
ⓘ
Military and war museums in Maine ⓘ Museums in Lincoln County, Maine ⓘ Parks in Lincoln County, Maine ⓘ Protected areas of Lincoln County, Maine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
historic tours
ⓘ
picnicking ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | state park ⓘ |
| hasName | Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fort Edgecomb blockhouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earthwork batteries ⓘ waterfront area ⓘ |
| hasStructure | two-story octagonal blockhouse ⓘ |
| hasView | Sheepscot River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | no dedicated visitor center building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Maine state historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edgecomb, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Fort Edgecomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
U.S. Route 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wiscasset, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Sheepscot River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | historic park ⓘ |
| significance | example of early 19th-century American coastal fortification ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century American coastal defense ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical interpretation
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recreation ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site Description of subject: Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site is a preserved early 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Maine that now serves as a public historic park and tourist attraction.
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