Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury
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Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury is a historic cemetery, considered one of the oldest maintained graveyards in the United States and the traditional resting place of Mayflower military leader Myles Standish.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Myles Standish Burial Ground | 2 |
| Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T513172 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury Context triple: [Myles Standish, burialPlace, Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury]
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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.
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.
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C.
Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Union Cemetery in Amesbury, Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of the poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.
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D.
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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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: Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury Target entity description: Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury is a historic cemetery, considered one of the oldest maintained graveyards in the United States and the traditional resting place of Mayflower military leader Myles Standish.
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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.
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.
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C.
Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Union Cemetery in Amesbury, Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of the poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.
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D.
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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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 (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duxbury history
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Mayflower passengers ⓘ Myles Standish ⓘ Pilgrims ⓘ Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| category |
Cemeteries in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ Protected areas of Plymouth County, Massachusetts ⓘ Tourist attractions in Plymouth County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| containsGraveOf |
John Alden
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Myles Standish ⓘ Priscilla Mullins ⓘ
surface form:
Priscilla Mullins Alden
other early Duxbury settlers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | colonial American period ⓘ |
| governingBody | local government of Duxbury, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commemorative plaques
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fenced burial plots ⓘ historic gravestones ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Myles Standish monument over traditional grave site ⓘ |
| hasType | old burial ground ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Duxbury, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ⓘ Plymouth County ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| maintainedBy |
Duxbury, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Town of Duxbury
|
| namedAfter | Myles Standish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to Mayflower military leader Myles Standish
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early 17th- and 18th-century gravestones ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Duxbury, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Duxbury historic sites
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| region | New England ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the oldest maintained cemeteries in the United States
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traditional burial place of Myles Standish ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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commemoration of early Plymouth Colony settlers ⓘ |
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Subject: Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury Description of subject: Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury is a historic cemetery, considered one of the oldest maintained graveyards in the United States and the traditional resting place of Mayflower military leader Myles Standish.
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Myles Standish Burial Ground