Dakota 38 Memorial
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The Dakota 38 Memorial is a monument in Mankato, Minnesota, commemorating the 38 Dakota men who were executed there in 1862 following the U.S.–Dakota War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dakota 38 Memorial canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11438363 — 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: Dakota 38 Memorial Context triple: [Mankato, Minnesota, hasMemorial, Dakota 38 Memorial]
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A.
Pangatian Memorial
Pangatian Memorial is a commemorative site in Cabanatuan, Philippines, honoring the Allied prisoners of war held and those who died at the former Cabanatuan POW camp during World War II.
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B.
Wounded Knee Monument
The Wounded Knee Monument is a memorial site on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota that commemorates the Lakota victims of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre and stands as a symbol of Native American suffering and resilience.
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C.
Indian Creek Massacre Memorial
The Indian Creek Massacre Memorial is a historical monument in rural Illinois commemorating the 1832 killing of settlers during the Black Hawk War.
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D.
Oklahoma City National Memorial
The Oklahoma City National Memorial is a commemorative site in downtown Oklahoma City honoring the victims, survivors, and rescuers of the 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing.
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E.
Ranger Memorial
Ranger Memorial is a commemorative monument at Fort Moore, Georgia, honoring the history, sacrifices, and achievements of U.S. Army Rangers.
- 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: Dakota 38 Memorial Target entity description: The Dakota 38 Memorial is a monument in Mankato, Minnesota, commemorating the 38 Dakota men who were executed there in 1862 following the U.S.–Dakota War.
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A.
Pangatian Memorial
Pangatian Memorial is a commemorative site in Cabanatuan, Philippines, honoring the Allied prisoners of war held and those who died at the former Cabanatuan POW camp during World War II.
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B.
Wounded Knee Monument
The Wounded Knee Monument is a memorial site on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota that commemorates the Lakota victims of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre and stands as a symbol of Native American suffering and resilience.
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C.
Indian Creek Massacre Memorial
The Indian Creek Massacre Memorial is a historical monument in rural Illinois commemorating the 1832 killing of settlers during the Black Hawk War.
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D.
Oklahoma City National Memorial
The Oklahoma City National Memorial is a commemorative site in downtown Oklahoma City honoring the victims, survivors, and rescuers of the 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing.
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E.
Ranger Memorial
Ranger Memorial is a commemorative monument at Fort Moore, Georgia, honoring the history, sacrifices, and achievements of U.S. Army Rangers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Dakota people
ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
|
| associatedHistoricalPeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mankato mass execution of 1862 ⓘ |
| commemorates |
38 Dakota men executed in Mankato in 1862
ⓘ
Dakota people ⓘ
linked to:
Sioux people
|
| commemoratesEvent |
U.S.–Dakota War of 1862
ⓘ
linked to:
Dakota War of 1862
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eventDateCommemorated | 26 December 1862 ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage |
Dakota language
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
U.S.–Native American relations
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American relations
capital punishment ⓘ historical injustice ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic site ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Earth County
|
| locatedNear |
Minnesota River
ⓘ
Reconciliation Park, Mankato ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Riverfront Drive, Mankato ⓘ |
| location | Mankato, Minnesota ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
metal plaque
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| memorialFor |
Dakota men executed by hanging
ⓘ
victims of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| memorialType | war-related memorial ⓘ |
| nearbyEvent | annual Dakota 38+2 Memorial Ride ⓘ |
| numberCommemorated | 38 ⓘ |
| partOf | sites commemorating the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| theme |
acknowledgment of historical trauma
ⓘ
reconciliation ⓘ remembrance ⓘ |
| visitorPurpose |
commemoration of executed Dakota men
ⓘ
education about the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dakota 38 Memorial Description of subject: The Dakota 38 Memorial is a monument in Mankato, Minnesota, commemorating the 38 Dakota men who were executed there in 1862 following the U.S.–Dakota War.
Referenced by (1)
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