Copp's Hill Burying Ground
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Copp's Hill Burying Ground canonical | 6 |
| Paul Revere’s grave marker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T486322 — 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: Copp's Hill Burying Ground Context triple: [Freedom Trail, hasSite, Copp's Hill Burying Ground]
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A.
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.
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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.
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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D.
Trinity Church Cemetery
Trinity Church Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Manhattan, New York City, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from American history.
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E.
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."
- 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: Copp's Hill Burying Ground Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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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.
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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D.
Trinity Church Cemetery
Trinity Church Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Manhattan, New York City, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from American history.
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E.
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."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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colonial-era cemetery ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Siege of Boston ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Puritan New England funerary art
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early African American history in Boston ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Cotton Mather
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Increase Mather ⓘ Prince Hall ⓘ Robert Newman ⓘ many early Boston artisans and merchants ⓘ |
| category |
1650s establishments in Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Cemeteries in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ Protected areas of Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| coordinateSystem |
WGS84
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surface form:
World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | on a hill overlooking Boston Harbor ⓘ |
| era | colonial America ⓘ |
| established | 1659 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
family tombs
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historic pathways ⓘ slate gravestones ⓘ winged skull and death's head iconography on stones ⓘ |
| hasView |
Bunker Hill area
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Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
surface form:
Charlestown
|
| heritageDesignation | Boston Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1659 ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Boston Harbor
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Old North Church ⓘ |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
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North End, Boston ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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surface form:
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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| namedAfter | William Copp ⓘ |
| onRoute |
Freedom Trail
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surface form:
Freedom Trail walking tour
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| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
City of Boston
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| partOf |
Freedom Trail
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surface form:
Boston Freedom Trail
|
| publicAccess | daytime hours ⓘ |
| significance |
important colonial-era burial site
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one of the oldest cemeteries in Boston ⓘ site associated with the American Revolution ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy | British troops as an artillery position during the Siege of Boston ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Copp's Hill Burying Ground Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paul Revere’s grave marker