West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
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West Cemetery in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic burial ground → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| hasAccess | open to the public → |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
19th-century New England
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American poetry → |
| hasFeature |
19th-century funerary art
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family plots → historic gravestones → |
| hasGraveMarkerStyle |
19th-century marble headstones
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granite headstones → |
| hasGraveOf | Emily Dickinson NERFINISHED → |
| hasLanguageOfSignage | English → |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Emily Dickinson Museum → |
| hasPeriodOfSignificance |
19th century
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early 20th century → |
| hasSection | African American section → |
| hasSignificance |
African American history in Amherst
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history of Emily Dickinson → local history of Amherst → |
| hasTourismType |
heritage tourism site
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literary tourism site → |
| hasUse |
burial ground
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historic site for visitors → |
| heritageDesignation |
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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local historic site → |
| knownFor | being the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson → |
| locatedIn |
Amherst, Massachusetts
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Hampshire County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Massachusetts → New England → |
| notableBurial |
Edward Dickinson
NERFINISHED
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Emily Dickinson NERFINISHED → Lavinia Norcross Dickinson → other members of the Dickinson family → |
| NRHPType | historic district → |
| operatedBy | Town of Amherst → |
| ownedBy |
Amherst Central Business District
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surface form: "Town of Amherst"
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surface form: "West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts"