Washington Parish Burial Ground

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Washington Parish Burial Ground is the original name of what became Congressional Cemetery, a historic burial ground in Washington, D.C.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic cemetery
historic site
19thCenturyUse burial place for members of Congress
affiliatedWith Christ Church, Washington Parish NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Washington Parish Burial Ground and Cemetery NERFINISHED
associatedWith United States Congress NERFINISHED
federal government of the United States NERFINISHED
cemeteryLayout grid of burial plots with walkways
country United States of America
denomination Episcopal
establishedIn 1807
evolvedInto nationally significant historic cemetery
foundedBy Christ Church, Washington Parish NERFINISHED
function cemetery for residents of Washington, D.C.
hasCulturalSignificance associated with development of the U.S. capital city
reflects early Washington, D.C. social history
hasGraveType family plots
individual headstones
hasSuccessor Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation part of a National Historic Landmark site
part of a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places
landUse funerary
locatedIn Capitol Hill NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
notableFeature early 19th-century funerary art
tombstones of early Washington, D.C. residents
originalNameOf Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED
partOf historic fabric of Capitol Hill neighborhood
religiousAffiliation Christ Church, Washington Parish NERFINISHED
usedFor burial of government officials
burial of local parishioners

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Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. foundedAs Washington Parish Burial Ground
subject surface form: Congressional Cemetery