West Laurel Hill Cemetery
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West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic, landscaped garden cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, known for its notable burials and picturesque grounds overlooking the Schuylkill River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Laurel Hill Cemetery canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9397800 — 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: West Laurel Hill Cemetery Context triple: [Mary Louise Curtis Bok, burialPlace, West Laurel Hill Cemetery]
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A.
Hackensack Cemetery
Hackensack Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Hackensack, New Jersey, known as the final resting place of various notable local and national figures.
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B.
Forest Hills Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, known for its landscaped grounds, notable burials, and public art.
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C.
Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground in Los Angeles, California, known as the final resting place of many notable local figures.
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D.
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mount Hebron Cemetery is a large Jewish burial ground in Flushing, Queens, New York City, known as the final resting place of many notable figures in entertainment, politics, and religious life.
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E.
Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., known for its picturesque landscape and notable burials.
- 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: West Laurel Hill Cemetery Target entity description: West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic, landscaped garden cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, known for its notable burials and picturesque grounds overlooking the Schuylkill River.
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A.
Hackensack Cemetery
Hackensack Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Hackensack, New Jersey, known as the final resting place of various notable local and national figures.
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B.
Forest Hills Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, known for its landscaped grounds, notable burials, and public art.
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C.
Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground in Los Angeles, California, known as the final resting place of many notable local figures.
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D.
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mount Hebron Cemetery is a large Jewish burial ground in Flushing, Queens, New York City, known as the final resting place of many notable figures in entertainment, politics, and religious life.
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E.
Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., known for its picturesque landscape and notable burials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic place ⓘ rural cemetery ⓘ |
| cemeteryType | nonsectarian ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy | John Jay Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBurial |
Anthony J. Drexel
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Phillips Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Gratz (reinterred cenotaph association) ⓘ Samuel R. Shipley NERFINISHED ⓘ William Welsh Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 40.016°N 75.221°W ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Level II arboretum (Morris Arboretum/ArbNet) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Schuylkill River overlook
NERFINISHED
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arboretum-like plantings ⓘ chapel ⓘ columbarium ⓘ crematory ⓘ funeral home ⓘ green burial section ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monumental sculpture ⓘ pet cemetery ⓘ picturesque vistas ⓘ winding roads ⓘ |
| hasSection | Nature’s Sanctuary green burial area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://westlaurelhill.com ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark District contributing property ⓘ |
| inception | 1869 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Victorian funerary art
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landscape design ⓘ notable burials ⓘ |
| opened | 1869 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Laurel Hill Cemetery Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Laurel Hill Cemetery National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Philadelphia metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterCemetery | Laurel Hill Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Laurel Hill Cemetery Description of subject: West Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic, landscaped garden cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, known for its notable burials and picturesque grounds overlooking the Schuylkill River.
Referenced by (3)
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