Lee family crypt
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The Lee family crypt is the burial site beneath Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee and members of his family are interred.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lee family crypt canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1145394 — 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: Lee family crypt Context triple: [Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, hasPart, Lee family crypt]
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A.
Adams family crypt
The Adams family crypt is the burial site of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their wives, located beneath the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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B.
Rogers family plot
The Rogers family plot is a designated burial area within Unity Cemetery in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where members of the Rogers family are interred.
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C.
Pet’s Rest Cemetery
Pet’s Rest Cemetery is a dedicated burial ground for companion animals located in the town of Colma, California.
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D.
Hamilton Mausoleum
Hamilton Mausoleum is a grand 19th-century stone mausoleum in Hamilton, Scotland, famed for its towering dome and remarkable acoustic echo.
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E.
Monticello cemetery
Monticello cemetery is the historic family burial ground at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate near Charlottesville, Virginia, where Jefferson and many of his relatives are interred.
- 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: Lee family crypt Target entity description: The Lee family crypt is the burial site beneath Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee and members of his family are interred.
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A.
Adams family crypt
The Adams family crypt is the burial site of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their wives, located beneath the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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B.
Rogers family plot
The Rogers family plot is a designated burial area within Unity Cemetery in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where members of the Rogers family are interred.
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C.
Pet’s Rest Cemetery
Pet’s Rest Cemetery is a dedicated burial ground for companion animals located in the town of Colma, California.
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D.
Hamilton Mausoleum
Hamilton Mausoleum is a grand 19th-century stone mausoleum in Hamilton, Scotland, famed for its towering dome and remarkable acoustic echo.
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E.
Monticello cemetery
Monticello cemetery is the historic family burial ground at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate near Charlottesville, Virginia, where Jefferson and many of his relatives are interred.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial site
ⓘ
family crypt ⓘ |
| affiliation | Washington and Lee University ⓘ |
| architecturalContext | Lee Chapel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War memory
ⓘ
Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Mary Anna Custis Lee
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee
Robert E. Lee ⓘ members of the Lee family ⓘ |
| category |
Burials in Rockbridge County, Virginia
ⓘ
Mausoleums in Virginia ⓘ equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
surface form:
Robert E. Lee memorials
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| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| function | family burial place ⓘ |
| hasAccess | interior of Lee Chapel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | site associated with the American Civil War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lee Chapel
ⓘ
Lexington, Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Lexington, Virginia
Washington and Lee University ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lee family
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Mary Anna Custis Lee
ⓘ
surface form:
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee
Robert E. Lee ⓘ other Lee family members ⓘ |
| owner | Washington and Lee University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lee Chapel
ⓘ
surface form:
Lee Chapel and Museum complex
|
| religiousAffiliation | historically Christian context ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical interpretation at Washington and Lee University ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by tourists and university visitors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lee family crypt Description of subject: The Lee family crypt is the burial site beneath Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee and members of his family are interred.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.