Maycomb County courthouse
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The Maycomb County courthouse is the central setting of the trial in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," symbolizing the town’s deep-seated racial and social tensions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maycomb County Courthouse | 1 |
| Maycomb County court | 1 |
| Maycomb County courthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808364 — 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: Maycomb County courthouse Context triple: [Mayella Ewell, courtLocation, Maycomb County courthouse]
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A.
Toombs County Courthouse
The Toombs County Courthouse is a historic government building in Toombs County, Georgia, serving as the center of county judicial and administrative functions.
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B.
LaRue County Courthouse
The LaRue County Courthouse is the central government and judicial building serving LaRue County, Kentucky.
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C.
Rhea County Courthouse
Rhea County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, best known as the site of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" challenging the teaching of evolution in public schools.
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D.
Woodford County Courthouse
The Woodford County Courthouse is a historic government building and landmark serving as the judicial and administrative center of Woodford County in Versailles, Kentucky.
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E.
H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse
The H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse is a major judicial building in Washington, D.C. that serves as the primary courthouse for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- 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: Maycomb County courthouse Target entity description: The Maycomb County courthouse is the central setting of the trial in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," symbolizing the town’s deep-seated racial and social tensions.
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A.
Toombs County Courthouse
The Toombs County Courthouse is a historic government building in Toombs County, Georgia, serving as the center of county judicial and administrative functions.
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B.
LaRue County Courthouse
The LaRue County Courthouse is the central government and judicial building serving LaRue County, Kentucky.
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C.
Rhea County Courthouse
Rhea County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, best known as the site of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial" challenging the teaching of evolution in public schools.
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D.
Woodford County Courthouse
The Woodford County Courthouse is a historic government building and landmark serving as the judicial and administrative center of Woodford County in Versailles, Kentucky.
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E.
H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse
The H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse is a major judicial building in Washington, D.C. that serves as the primary courthouse for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
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fictional building ⓘ literary location ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Go Set a Watchman
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To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleInText | old building with Greek Revival elements ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Atticus Finch
ⓘ
Bob Ewell ⓘ Calpurnia ⓘ Heck Tate ⓘ Jem Finch ⓘ Judge Taylor ⓘ Mayella Ewell ⓘ Scout Finch ⓘ Tom Robinson ⓘ |
| centralEvent | Tom Robinson trial ⓘ |
| countryInFiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Harper Lee ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
colored balcony
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courtroom ⓘ judge’s bench ⓘ jury box ⓘ public gallery ⓘ square outside the courthouse ⓘ witness stand ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
childhood perspective on law
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justice vs. prejudice ⓘ moral courage ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville, Alabama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace |
Maycomb County
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linked to:
Maycomb County, Alabama
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| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
setting of key courtroom scenes
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space where community gathers ⓘ stage for moral conflict ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
Maycomb
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linked to:
Maycomb County, Alabama
|
| relatedAdaptationElement |
courthouse set in the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird
ⓘ
recreated courtroom in stage adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| sceneType | trial scene setting ⓘ |
| stateInFiction | Alabama ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
institutional racism
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racial injustice ⓘ small-town Southern tradition ⓘ social inequality ⓘ the failures of the legal system ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maycomb County courthouse Description of subject: The Maycomb County courthouse is the central setting of the trial in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," symbolizing the town’s deep-seated racial and social tensions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maycomb County courthouse
linked to: Maycomb County courthouse