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NRHPType
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contributing property
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alsoKnownAs
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Granary Burying Ground
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surface form:
Granary Burial Ground
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area
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approximately 2 acres
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burialPlaceOf
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Benjamin Franklin’s parents
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burialPlaceOf
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Crispus Attucks
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burialPlaceOf
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James Otis Jr.
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burialPlaceOf
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John Hancock
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burialPlaceOf
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Mary Goose
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burialPlaceOf
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Paul Revere
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burialPlaceOf
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Faneuil Hall
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surface form:
Peter Faneuil
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burialPlaceOf
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Robert Treat Paine
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burialPlaceOf
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Samuel Adams
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burialPlaceOf
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victims of the Boston Massacre
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country
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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established
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1660
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foundedInCentury
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17th century
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hasFeature
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brick pathways
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hasFeature
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interpretive signs
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hasFeature
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obelisks
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hasFeature
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slate headstones
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hasFeature
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table tombs
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hasMemorialFor
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Benjamin Franklin
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hasMemorialFor
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Boston Massacre victims
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hasMemorialFor
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John Hancock
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hasMemorialFor
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Paul Revere
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hasMemorialFor
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Samuel Adams
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instanceOf
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colonial-era burying ground
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instanceOf
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historic cemetery
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instanceOf
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tourist attraction
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locatedIn
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Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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locatedIn
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Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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locatedIn
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Massachusetts
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locatedInNeighborhood
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Downtown Boston
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locatedOn
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Tremont Street, Boston
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surface form:
Tremont Street
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maintainedBy
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Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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surface form:
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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namedAfter
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adjacent town granary
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numberOfBurials
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over 5000
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numberOfMarkers
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approximately 2300
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onRegister
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National Register of Historic Places
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originalName
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Granary Burying Ground
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surface form:
South Burying Ground
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ownedBy
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Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
City of Boston
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partOf
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Boston National Historical Park
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surface form:
Boston National Historical Park (contextual association)
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partOf
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Freedom Trail
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significance
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important site in American colonial history
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significance
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one of Boston’s oldest cemeteries
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significance
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resting place of many American Revolution figures
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usedFor
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heritage tourism
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usedFor
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historical education
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usedFor
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public visitation
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