Fort Lawton
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Fort Lawton is a former U.S. Army post in Seattle, Washington, now largely incorporated into Discovery Park and known for its historic military installations and scenic views of Puget Sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Lawton canonical | 4 |
| Fort Lawton Historic District | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10150942 — 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 Lawton Context triple: [Henry Ware Lawton, commemoratedBy, Fort Lawton]
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Fort McNair
Fort McNair is a historic U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., that houses major military commands and educational institutions and has served as a key defense installation since the early 19th century.
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Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan is a former U.S. Army installation near Anniston, Alabama, historically used for infantry, military police, and chemical corps training.
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Fort Gregg-Adams
Fort Gregg-Adams is a major U.S. Army installation in Virginia that serves as the primary training and doctrine center for logistics, sustainment, and related support specialties.
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Fort Carroll
Fort Carroll is a 19th-century artificial island fortification in the Patapsco River near Baltimore, Maryland, built for coastal defense and now largely abandoned.
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Fort Richardson
Fort Richardson was a former United States Army post near Anchorage, Alaska, that later became part of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
- 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 Lawton Target entity description: Fort Lawton is a former U.S. Army post in Seattle, Washington, now largely incorporated into Discovery Park and known for its historic military installations and scenic views of Puget Sound.
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A.
Fort McNair
Fort McNair is a historic U.S. Army post in Washington, D.C., that houses major military commands and educational institutions and has served as a key defense installation since the early 19th century.
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B.
Fort McClellan
Fort McClellan is a former U.S. Army installation near Anniston, Alabama, historically used for infantry, military police, and chemical corps training.
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C.
Fort Gregg-Adams
Fort Gregg-Adams is a major U.S. Army installation in Virginia that serves as the primary training and doctrine center for logistics, sustainment, and related support specialties.
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D.
Fort Carroll
Fort Carroll is a 19th-century artificial island fortification in the Patapsco River near Baltimore, Maryland, built for coastal defense and now largely abandoned.
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E.
Fort Richardson
Fort Richardson was a former United States Army post near Anchorage, Alaska, that later became part of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States Army post ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Elliott Bay ⓘ |
| category |
Former military installations in Washington state
ⓘ
Historic districts in Washington state ⓘ Parks in Seattle ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
public park land ⓘ residential housing ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administration buildings
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ enlisted barracks ⓘ former artillery emplacements ⓘ guardhouse ⓘ officers’ housing ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| hasUse |
anti-aircraft defense
ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ military training ⓘ prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ |
| hasView |
Olympic Mountains
ⓘ
Puget Sound ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic district ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
King County
Magnolia neighborhood, Seattle ⓘ
linked to:
Magnolia, Seattle
Seattle, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
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| locatedOn | bluffs above Puget Sound ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Ware Lawton ⓘ |
| nearby |
Ballard neighborhood, Seattle
ⓘ
Interbay, Seattle ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| overlooks | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| partOf |
Discovery Park
ⓘ
Fort Lawton Historic District ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Lawton
|
| significantEvent |
Fort Lawton riot of 1944
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World War II service ⓘ closure as active Army post ⓘ creation of Discovery Park ⓘ post–World War II deactivation and downsizing ⓘ transfer of land to City of Seattle for park use ⓘ use as Italian prisoner-of-war camp during World War II ⓘ |
| startDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
coastal bluffs
ⓘ
open meadows ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by Seattle city streets in Magnolia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Lawton Description of subject: Fort Lawton is a former U.S. Army post in Seattle, Washington, now largely incorporated into Discovery Park and known for its historic military installations and scenic views of Puget Sound.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Lawton