Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts
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Broad Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts is a historic colonial-era burial ground notable for being the resting place of prominent figures such as Salem witch trials judge Jonathan Corwin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1480456 — 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: Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts Context triple: [Jonathan Corwin, placeOfBurial, Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts]
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Charter Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts
Charter Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts is one of the city’s oldest and most historic graveyards, notable for containing the graves of prominent figures from the Salem witch trials era.
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B.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its notable burials, landscaped grounds, and significant funerary art.
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C.
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Granary Burying Ground in Boston is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable as the resting place of prominent American Revolution figures, including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere.
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North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island is a historic municipal cemetery established in the early 18th century, known as the resting place of many notable local and national figures.
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E.
Stockbridge Cemetery, Massachusetts
Stockbridge Cemetery in Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of iconic American illustrator Norman Rockwell.
- 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: Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts Target entity description: Broad Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts is a historic colonial-era burial ground notable for being the resting place of prominent figures such as Salem witch trials judge Jonathan Corwin.
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A.
Charter Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts
Charter Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts is one of the city’s oldest and most historic graveyards, notable for containing the graves of prominent figures from the Salem witch trials era.
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B.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its notable burials, landscaped grounds, and significant funerary art.
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C.
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Granary Burying Ground in Boston is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable as the resting place of prominent American Revolution figures, including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere.
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D.
North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island is a historic municipal cemetery established in the early 18th century, known as the resting place of many notable local and national figures.
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E.
Stockbridge Cemetery, Massachusetts
Stockbridge Cemetery in Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of iconic American illustrator Norman Rockwell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| category |
Cemeteries in Salem, Massachusetts
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Historic cemeteries in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city | Salem ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
family plots
ⓘ
gravestones ⓘ historic markers ⓘ tombstones ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurials |
inhabitants of Salem
ⓘ
prominent Salem citizens ⓘ |
| hasUse | public burial ground ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic cemetery ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | City of Salem (municipal authorities) ⓘ |
| notableBurial | Jonathan Corwin ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| significance |
example of early New England burial ground
ⓘ
resting place of prominent local figures ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| street | Broad Street ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by people interested in Salem witch trials history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts Description of subject: Broad Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts is a historic colonial-era burial ground notable for being the resting place of prominent figures such as Salem witch trials judge Jonathan Corwin.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jonathan Corwin