Groton, Connecticut
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Groton, Connecticut is a coastal town in southeastern Connecticut known for its historic Revolutionary War sites and as home to the U.S. Navy’s primary submarine base and major submarine shipbuilding facilities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Groton, Connecticut canonical | 14 |
| Groton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11393739 — 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: Groton, Connecticut Context triple: [William Ledyard, placeOfDeath, Groton, Connecticut]
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A.
Groton
Groton is a small incorporated village located within Tompkins County in the state of New York.
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B.
Groton, Massachusetts
Groton, Massachusetts is a historic New England town known for its rural character, scenic landscapes, and prestigious preparatory schools such as Groton School.
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C.
Groton, Connecticut Colony
Groton, Connecticut Colony was a colonial-era New England town in what is now southeastern Connecticut, known for its early American settlement and maritime activity.
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D.
New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut is a historic coastal city on the Thames River known for its deep-water port, maritime heritage, and role in the American Revolutionary era.
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E.
Groton, Suffolk
Groton, Suffolk is a small historic village in England’s Suffolk county, known as the ancestral home of the Winthrop family, including John Winthrop, a key figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 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: Groton, Connecticut Target entity description: Groton, Connecticut is a coastal town in southeastern Connecticut known for its historic Revolutionary War sites and as home to the U.S. Navy’s primary submarine base and major submarine shipbuilding facilities.
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A.
Groton
Groton is a small incorporated village located within Tompkins County in the state of New York.
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B.
Groton, Massachusetts
Groton, Massachusetts is a historic New England town known for its rural character, scenic landscapes, and prestigious preparatory schools such as Groton School.
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C.
Groton, Connecticut Colony
Groton, Connecticut Colony was a colonial-era New England town in what is now southeastern Connecticut, known for its early American settlement and maritime activity.
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D.
New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut is a historic coastal city on the Thames River known for its deep-water port, maritime heritage, and role in the American Revolutionary era.
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E.
Groton, Suffolk
Groton, Suffolk is a small historic village in England’s Suffolk county, known as the ancestral home of the Winthrop family, including John Winthrop, a key figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
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town ⓘ |
| battleDate | September 6, 1781 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ledyard, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonington, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalTown | true ⓘ |
| contains |
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Trumbull (historic fortification area) NERFINISHED ⓘ General Dynamics Electric Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Submarine Base New London NERFINISHED ⓘ Submarine Force Library and Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Nautilus (SSN-571) museum ship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | New London County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Representative town meeting ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Groton–New London Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
860
ⓘ
959 ⓘ |
| hasHigherEducationInstitution | University of Connecticut Avery Point campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
Interstate 95
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVillage |
Mystic, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noank, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Poquonnock Bridge, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasZIPCode |
06340
ⓘ
06355 ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Battle of Groton Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsTown | 1705 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic Revolutionary War sites
ⓘ
naval facilities ⓘ submarine construction ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Connecticut ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Long Island Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEmployer |
General Dynamics Electric Boat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorIndustry |
defense
ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Groton, Suffolk, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New London metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | approximately 38,000 ⓘ |
| role |
major U.S. submarine shipbuilding center
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primary U.S. Navy submarine base location ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Groton, Connecticut Description of subject: Groton, Connecticut is a coastal town in southeastern Connecticut known for its historic Revolutionary War sites and as home to the U.S. Navy’s primary submarine base and major submarine shipbuilding facilities.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold
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placeOfActivity
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Groton, Connecticut
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subject surface form:
William Ledyard
subject surface form:
William Ledyard
subject surface form:
William Ledyard
subject surface form:
William Ledyard
subject surface form:
William Ledyard
this entity surface form:
Groton
subject surface form:
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
subject surface form:
William Ledyard