Carson River route of the Overland Trail
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The Carson River route of the Overland Trail was a key 19th-century emigrant and stagecoach corridor in Nevada that followed the Carson River as part of the broader Overland Trail network across the American West.
All labels observed (2)
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| Carson River route of the Overland Trail canonical | 1 |
| Carson Route of the California Trail | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12584697 — 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: Carson River route of the Overland Trail Context triple: [Buckland Station, locatedOnRoute, Carson River route of the Overland Trail]
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Munds Wagon Trail
Munds Wagon Trail is a historic hiking route near Sedona, Arizona, known for its red rock scenery and origins as an early wagon road through what is now Coconino National Forest.
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Feather River Route
The Feather River Route was a scenic transcontinental rail line through California’s Feather River Canyon, renowned for its gentle grades and role as the Western Pacific Railroad’s primary connection between the San Francisco Bay Area and the American interior.
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California Trail
The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.
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Western States Trail
The Western States Trail is a historic long-distance route in California’s Sierra Nevada, best known today as the course of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup horseback ride.
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E.
Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail
The Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail was a shorter, federally funded wagon road surveyed by engineer Frederick W. Lander in the 1850s to provide emigrants a safer and more efficient route across the Rocky Mountains.
- 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: Carson River route of the Overland Trail Target entity description: The Carson River route of the Overland Trail was a key 19th-century emigrant and stagecoach corridor in Nevada that followed the Carson River as part of the broader Overland Trail network across the American West.
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A.
Munds Wagon Trail
Munds Wagon Trail is a historic hiking route near Sedona, Arizona, known for its red rock scenery and origins as an early wagon road through what is now Coconino National Forest.
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B.
Feather River Route
The Feather River Route was a scenic transcontinental rail line through California’s Feather River Canyon, renowned for its gentle grades and role as the Western Pacific Railroad’s primary connection between the San Francisco Bay Area and the American interior.
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C.
California Trail
The California Trail was a major 19th-century overland wagon route that carried hundreds of thousands of emigrants westward to California, especially during the California Gold Rush.
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D.
Western States Trail
The Western States Trail is a historic long-distance route in California’s Sierra Nevada, best known today as the course of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup horseback ride.
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E.
Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail
The Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail was a shorter, federally funded wagon road surveyed by engineer Frederick W. Lander in the 1850s to provide emigrants a safer and more efficient route across the Rocky Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Carson River route of the Overland Trail