Big Hole National Battlefield
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Big Hole National Battlefield is a protected historic site in Montana that preserves the location and memory of an 1877 Nez Perce War battle between the Nez Perce people and the U.S. Army.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Hole National Battlefield canonical | 2 |
| Big Hole National Battlefield (environs and access lands) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11184543 — 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: Big Hole National Battlefield Context triple: [Battle of the Big Hole, hasSite, Big Hole National Battlefield]
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A.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is a U.S. National Monument in Montana that preserves and interprets the site of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn between the U.S. Army and Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.
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B.
Rosebud Battlefield
Rosebud Battlefield is the historic Montana site of an 1876 Great Sioux War engagement where Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne forces halted General George Crook’s U.S. Army column shortly before the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is a U.S. National Park Service unit preserving the location and memory of the 1864 massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by U.S. troops in southeastern Colorado.
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D.
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is a protected area in western Oklahoma that preserves the location of the 1868 Battle of the Washita, where U.S. forces attacked a Southern Cheyenne village led by Chief Black Kettle.
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E.
Wilderness Battlefield
Wilderness Battlefield is a major American Civil War site in Virginia where the bloody Battle of the Wilderness was fought in May 1864 between Union and Confederate forces.
- 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: Big Hole National Battlefield Target entity description: Big Hole National Battlefield is a protected historic site in Montana that preserves the location and memory of an 1877 Nez Perce War battle between the Nez Perce people and the U.S. Army.
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A.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is a U.S. National Monument in Montana that preserves and interprets the site of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn between the U.S. Army and Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.
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B.
Rosebud Battlefield
Rosebud Battlefield is the historic Montana site of an 1876 Great Sioux War engagement where Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne forces halted General George Crook’s U.S. Army column shortly before the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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C.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is a U.S. National Park Service unit preserving the location and memory of the 1864 massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by U.S. troops in southeastern Colorado.
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D.
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is a protected area in western Oklahoma that preserves the location of the 1868 Battle of the Washita, where U.S. forces attacked a Southern Cheyenne village led by Chief Black Kettle.
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E.
Wilderness Battlefield
Wilderness Battlefield is a major American Civil War site in Virginia where the bloody Battle of the Wilderness was fought in May 1864 between Union and Confederate forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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national battlefield ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| area | 655 acres ⓘ |
| battleCommemorated | Battle of the Big Hole ⓘ |
| category |
Battlefields of the Nez Perce War
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National Park Service unit in Montana ⓘ |
| combatant |
Nez Perce
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United States Army ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | Nez Perce War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfBattleCommemorated | August 9–10, 1877 ⓘ |
| elevation | about 6,300 feet ⓘ |
| establishedAsNationalMonument | 1910 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nez Perce encampment area
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U.S. Army positions ⓘ battlefield overlook ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
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| inception | 1910 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American West
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Beaverhead County, Montana ⓘ Big Hole Valley ⓘ Montana ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
North Fork Big Hole River
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linked to:
Big Hole River
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| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Butte, Montana
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Wisdom, Montana ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Brigadier General John Gibbon ⓘ |
| notableNezPerceLeader |
Chief Joseph
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Looking Glass ⓘ White Bird ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic site ⓘ |
| offers |
historical interpretation
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ranger-led programs ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| partOf | Nez Perce National Historical Park ⓘ |
| purpose |
to commemorate the Nez Perce people
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to interpret the Nez Perce War of 1877 ⓘ to preserve the site of the Battle of the Big Hole ⓘ |
| redesignatedAsNationalBattlefield | 1963 ⓘ |
| topic |
Nez Perce history
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U.S. Indian policy in the 19th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Big Hole National Battlefield Description of subject: Big Hole National Battlefield is a protected historic site in Montana that preserves the location and memory of an 1877 Nez Perce War battle between the Nez Perce people and the U.S. Army.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Beaverhead–Deerlodge National Forest
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contains
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Big Hole National Battlefield (environs and access lands)
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linked to: Big Hole National Battlefield