Fort Harrison
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Fort Harrison was a strategically important American military outpost on the Wabash River in Indiana, notable for its role in early 19th-century frontier conflicts between the United States and Native American forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Harrison canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10186752 — 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 Harrison Context triple: [Siege of Fort Harrison, location, Fort Harrison]
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A.
Fort Lafayette
Fort Lafayette was a 19th-century masonry coastal defense fortification in New York Harbor that later served as a Union prison during the American Civil War.
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B.
Fort Polk
Fort Polk is a major U.S. Army installation in Louisiana known primarily as a training center for combat readiness and large-scale field exercises.
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C.
Kelley Barracks
Kelley Barracks is a U.S. Army installation in Stuttgart, Germany, best known as the home base of United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM).
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D.
Fort Emmanuel
Fort Emmanuel is a 16th-century Portuguese fortification in Kochi, India, that served as a key stronghold in early European colonial trade on the Malabar Coast.
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E.
Fort Columbus
Fort Columbus is a historic U.S. Army fortification on Governors Island in New York Harbor, later renamed Fort Jay, that played a key role in coastal defense and military administration.
- 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 Harrison Target entity description: Fort Harrison was a strategically important American military outpost on the Wabash River in Indiana, notable for its role in early 19th-century frontier conflicts between the United States and Native American forces.
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A.
Fort Lafayette
Fort Lafayette was a 19th-century masonry coastal defense fortification in New York Harbor that later served as a Union prison during the American Civil War.
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B.
Fort Polk
Fort Polk is a major U.S. Army installation in Louisiana known primarily as a training center for combat readiness and large-scale field exercises.
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C.
Kelley Barracks
Kelley Barracks is a U.S. Army installation in Stuttgart, Germany, best known as the home base of United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM).
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D.
Fort Emmanuel
Fort Emmanuel is a 16th-century Portuguese fortification in Kochi, India, that served as a key stronghold in early European colonial trade on the Malabar Coast.
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E.
Fort Columbus
Fort Columbus is a historic U.S. Army fortification on Governors Island in New York Harbor, later renamed Fort Jay, that played a key role in coastal defense and military administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army post
ⓘ
military fort ⓘ military siege ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | log stockade fort ⓘ |
| conflict |
Tecumseh's War
ⓘ
Tecumseh's War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coordinateLocation | 39.510°N 87.379°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows | earlier temporary encampments on the Wabash River ⓘ |
| garrison |
United States regular troops
ⓘ
territorial militia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
blockhouse ⓘ palisade ⓘ storehouse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| historyPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1811 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indiana ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Vigo County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerTerritorialEntity | Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC−04:00
ⓘ
UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Terre Haute, Indiana ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Wabash River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | timber ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army infantry
ⓘ
linked to:
Infantry Branch
|
| namedAfter | William Henry Harrison ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of Fort Harrison in 1812 ⓘ |
| occupant | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwest frontier of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Territory of the United States
United States system of frontier forts ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1812 ⓘ |
| presentDaySiteUse | commemorative and historical interpretation site ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Siege of Fort Harrison
ⓘ
attack by Native American forces in 1812 ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
William Henry Harrison
ⓘ
Zachary Taylor ⓘ |
| significantRole |
defense of the Indiana frontier
ⓘ
protection of settlers along the Wabash River ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of transportation along the Wabash River
ⓘ
forward post against Native American confederacies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
frontier defense
ⓘ
military supply base ⓘ staging point for campaigns against Native American confederacies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Harrison Description of subject: Fort Harrison was a strategically important American military outpost on the Wabash River in Indiana, notable for its role in early 19th-century frontier conflicts between the United States and Native American forces.
Referenced by (3)
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