Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T947468 — 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: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States Context triple: [A. Philip Randolph, burialPlace, Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States]
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Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
Flushing Cemetery in Queens, New York, is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of notable figures including jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
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B.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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C.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens is a historic Jewish burial ground in New York City known for being the resting place of many prominent figures, including Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem.
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D.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York is a historic 19th-century cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable figures, including abolitionists and social reformers.
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E.
Calvary Cemetery, Queens
Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
- 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: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States Target entity description: Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
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A.
Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
Flushing Cemetery in Queens, New York, is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of notable figures including jazz legend Louis Armstrong.
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B.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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C.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens is a historic Jewish burial ground in New York City known for being the resting place of many prominent figures, including Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem.
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D.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York
Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York is a historic 19th-century cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable figures, including abolitionists and social reformers.
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E.
Calvary Cemetery, Queens
Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
U.S. National Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Cypress Hills National Cemetery
Highland Park, Brooklyn ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cooper Avenue
ⓘ
Cypress Hills Street ⓘ Jamaica Avenue ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| established | 1848 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1848 ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 225 acres ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | historic cemetery of New York City ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
mature trees
ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ winding paths ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeStyle | rural cemetery style ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
A. Philip Randolph
ⓘ
Alfred E. Smith’s parents ⓘ Clement Clarke Moore ⓘ
surface form:
Clement Clarke Moore (reinterred remains)
Eubie Blake ⓘ Henry Chadwick ⓘ Jackie Robinson ⓘ John T. Scopes ⓘ
surface form:
John Scopes
Lena Horne’s father Edwin Horne ⓘ Mae West ⓘ Peter Luger ⓘ Theodore Dreiser ⓘ Willie Keeler ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Catholic burial section
ⓘ
Civil War veterans section ⓘ Jewish burial section ⓘ military burial section ⓘ non‑sectarian burial section ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
chapel
ⓘ
family plots ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monuments ⓘ |
| hasUse | active burial ground ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Kings County ⓘ
surface form:
Kings County, New York
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Queens ⓘ Queens County ⓘ
surface form:
Queens County, New York
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Long Island ⓘ |
| opened | 1848 ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Queens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States Description of subject: Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.