Old Fort Erie
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Old Fort Erie is a historic British fortification in Fort Erie, Ontario, best known as a major site of fighting during the War of 1812 between American and British-Canadian forces.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Fort Erie canonical | 3 |
| Fort Erie | 1 |
| Fort Erie (Old Fort Erie, Ontario) | 1 |
| Fort Erie (fortification) | 1 |
| Old Fort Erie National Historic Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11069391 — 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: Old Fort Erie Context triple: [Niagara Parkway, hasNearbyAttraction, Old Fort Erie]
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A.
Fort Amherstburg
Fort Amherstburg was a British military fortification in what is now Amherstburg, Ontario, that played a key role in regional defense and operations during the War of 1812.
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B.
Old Fort William
Old Fort William is a reconstructed 19th-century fur trade post and living history site in Thunder Bay, Ontario, interpreting the operations of the North West Company.
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C.
Fort Mississauga
Fort Mississauga is a historic 19th-century British military fortification located at the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Fort St. Catherine
Fort St. Catherine is a historic coastal fortress in St. George’s, Bermuda, that has served as a key defensive stronghold and is now a museum and heritage site.
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E.
Fort St. Frédéric
Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
- 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: Old Fort Erie Target entity description: Old Fort Erie is a historic British fortification in Fort Erie, Ontario, best known as a major site of fighting during the War of 1812 between American and British-Canadian forces.
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A.
Fort Amherstburg
Fort Amherstburg was a British military fortification in what is now Amherstburg, Ontario, that played a key role in regional defense and operations during the War of 1812.
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B.
Old Fort William
Old Fort William is a reconstructed 19th-century fur trade post and living history site in Thunder Bay, Ontario, interpreting the operations of the North West Company.
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C.
Fort Mississauga
Fort Mississauga is a historic 19th-century British military fortification located at the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Fort St. Catherine
Fort St. Catherine is a historic coastal fortress in St. George’s, Bermuda, that has served as a key defensive stronghold and is now a museum and heritage site.
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E.
Fort St. Frédéric
Fort St. Frédéric is a former 18th-century French military fortification on Lake Champlain that played a key role in colonial conflicts between France and Britain in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
War of 1812 site
ⓘ
historic fortification ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1764 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British regulars
ⓘ
Canadian militia ⓘ United States troops ⓘ
linked to:
United States forces
|
| governedBy |
Province of Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Ontario
|
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ ditches ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Erie, Ontario
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| locatedOn | Niagara River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | Niagara River frontier ⓘ |
| material |
earthworks
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
Niagara Falls, Ontario ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Fort Erie
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Fort Erie
Siege of Fort Erie ⓘ |
| offers |
battle re-enactments
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ living history demonstrations ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Niagara Parks Commission ⓘ |
| partOf | Niagara Parks ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn |
1803
ⓘ
1804 ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | open in summer months ⓘ |
| significance |
major site of fighting during the War of 1812
ⓘ
symbol of Canadian and American military history ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of access between Lake Erie and Niagara River
ⓘ
defense of Niagara frontier ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
explosion of powder magazine in 1814
ⓘ
siege in 1814 ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Fort Erie Description of subject: Old Fort Erie is a historic British fortification in Fort Erie, Ontario, best known as a major site of fighting during the War of 1812 between American and British-Canadian forces.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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