Central Burying Ground
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Central Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on Boston Common known as the resting place of many 18th- and 19th-century Bostonians, including victims of the Boston Massacre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Burying Ground canonical | 2 |
| Central Burying Ground, Boston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1865451 — 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: Central Burying Ground Context triple: [Boston Common, hasPart, Central Burying Ground]
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A.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, notable for its prominent early American burials and inclusion on the city's Freedom Trail.
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B.
Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
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C.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed for its association with author Washington Irving and his classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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D.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a historic garden cemetery and arboretum renowned as one of the first rural cemeteries in the United States and a significant cultural and natural landmark.
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E.
King's Chapel Burying Ground
King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, known as one of the city’s oldest graveyards and the resting place of many prominent colonial figures.
- 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: Central Burying Ground Target entity description: Central Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on Boston Common known as the resting place of many 18th- and 19th-century Bostonians, including victims of the Boston Massacre.
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A.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, notable for its prominent early American burials and inclusion on the city's Freedom Trail.
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B.
Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
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C.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed for its association with author Washington Irving and his classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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D.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a historic garden cemetery and arboretum renowned as one of the first rural cemeteries in the United States and a significant cultural and natural landmark.
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E.
King's Chapel Burying Ground
King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, known as one of the city’s oldest graveyards and the resting place of many prominent colonial figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Boston Massacre ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Boylston Street, Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
Boylston Street
Tremont Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Boston Common
ⓘ
Cemeteries in Boston ⓘ Historic sites in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| containsGraveOf | Boston Massacre victim ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Suffolk County ⓘ |
| eraOfSignificance |
Colonial era
ⓘ
Early Republic of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Early American Republic
|
| established | 1756 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasAccessFrom |
Boston Common pedestrian paths
ⓘ
Boylston Street, Boston ⓘ
surface form:
Boylston Street
|
| hasFeature |
family tombs
ⓘ
historic gravestones ⓘ memorial markers ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurial |
family tombs
ⓘ
individual graves ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to Boston Common National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed as part of Boston Common on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | southeastern side of Boston Common ⓘ |
| location | Boston Common ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
|
| municipality |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston
|
| near |
Boylston station
ⓘ
surface form:
Boylston station (MBTA)
|
| notableFor |
burials of Boston Massacre victims
ⓘ
graves of 18th-century Bostonians ⓘ graves of 19th-century Bostonians ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston
|
| partOf |
Boston Common
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Common historic landscape
|
| purpose | burial of Boston residents ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | non-denominational ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| urbanContext |
Downtown Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Boston
|
| usedFor |
burials in the 18th century
ⓘ
burials in the 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Burying Ground Description of subject: Central Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on Boston Common known as the resting place of many 18th- and 19th-century Bostonians, including victims of the Boston Massacre.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Boston Common
this entity surface form:
Central Burying Ground, Boston