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.
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
|
| coordinateSystem |
WGS84
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surface form:
World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | on a hill overlooking Boston Harbor ⓘ |
| era | colonial America ⓘ |
| established | 1659 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
family tombs
ⓘ
historic pathways ⓘ slate gravestones ⓘ winged skull and death's head iconography on stones ⓘ |
| hasView |
Bunker Hill area
ⓘ
Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
surface form:
Charlestown
|
| heritageDesignation | Boston Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1659 ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Boston Harbor
ⓘ
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
|
| namedAfter | William Copp ⓘ |
| onRoute |
Freedom Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Freedom Trail walking tour
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston
|
| partOf |
Freedom Trail
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.