Gettysburg National Cemetery
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Gettysburg National Cemetery is a historic U.S. military burial ground in Pennsylvania best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States National Historic Landmark
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military cemetery ⓘ national cemetery ⓘ |
| architect | William Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg Address NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Civil War veterans
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Union Army soldiers ⓘ unknown Union soldiers ⓘ veterans of later U.S. conflicts ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War cemeteries
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Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania ⓘ Protected areas of Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | adjacent to Gettysburg Battlefield ⓘ |
| establishedFor | Union soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeFunction | Civil War remembrance ⓘ |
| hasGeographicCoordinateSystem | WGS84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lincoln Address Memorial
NERFINISHED
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Soldiers’ National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ state memorial sections ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent | Gettysburg Address NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| inception | 1863 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedOnTerrainFeature | Cemetery Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| notableMonument |
Friend to Friend Masonic Memorial
NERFINISHED
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Soldiers’ National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| numberOfIntermentsApproximate | 3500 Civil War burials ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1863-11-19 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalName | Soldiers’ National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | honor and bury Union dead from the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 1863-11-19 ⓘ |
| significantEventSpeaker | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.