Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Granary Burying Ground in Boston is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable as the resting place of prominent American Revolution figures, including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Granary Burying Ground, Boston | 2 |
| Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26795 — 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: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Context triple: [John Hancock, burialPlace, Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States]
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A.
Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown
Phipps Street Burying Ground in Charlestown is a historic colonial-era cemetery best known as the final resting place of John Harvard, the namesake of Harvard University.
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B.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a historic garden cemetery and arboretum renowned as one of the first rural cemeteries in the United States and a significant cultural and natural landmark.
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C.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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D.
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts is a coastal city just north of Boston known for Revere Beach, the oldest public beach in the United States.
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E.
Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts is a historic Revolutionary War site best known as the location where the Grand Union Flag, considered the first national flag of the United States, was first raised.
- 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: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Target entity description: Granary Burying Ground in Boston is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable as the resting place of prominent American Revolution figures, including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere.
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A.
Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown
Phipps Street Burying Ground in Charlestown is a historic colonial-era cemetery best known as the final resting place of John Harvard, the namesake of Harvard University.
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B.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a historic garden cemetery and arboretum renowned as one of the first rural cemeteries in the United States and a significant cultural and natural landmark.
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C.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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D.
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts is a coastal city just north of Boston known for Revere Beach, the oldest public beach in the United States.
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E.
Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Prospect Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts is a historic Revolutionary War site best known as the location where the Grand Union Flag, considered the first national flag of the United States, was first raised.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era burying ground
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historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Granary Burying Ground
ⓘ
surface form:
Granary Burial Ground
|
| area | approximately 2 acres ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Benjamin Franklin’s parents
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Crispus Attucks ⓘ James Otis Jr. ⓘ John Hancock ⓘ Mary Goose ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ Faneuil Hall ⓘ
surface form:
Peter Faneuil
Robert Treat Paine ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ victims of the Boston Massacre ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| established | 1660 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brick pathways
ⓘ
interpretive signs ⓘ obelisks ⓘ slate headstones ⓘ table tombs ⓘ |
| hasMemorialFor |
Benjamin Franklin
ⓘ
Boston Massacre victims ⓘ John Hancock ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Downtown Boston ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Tremont Street, Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
Tremont Street
|
| maintainedBy |
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
|
| namedAfter | adjacent town granary ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials | over 5000 ⓘ |
| numberOfMarkers | approximately 2300 ⓘ |
| onRegister | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| originalName |
Granary Burying Ground
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surface form:
South Burying Ground
|
| ownedBy |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
City of Boston
|
| partOf |
Boston National Historical Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston National Historical Park (contextual association)
Freedom Trail ⓘ |
| significance |
important site in American colonial history
ⓘ
one of Boston’s oldest cemeteries ⓘ resting place of many American Revolution figures ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
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historical education ⓘ public visitation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Description of subject: Granary Burying Ground in Boston is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable as the resting place of prominent American Revolution figures, including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere.
Referenced by (3)
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Granary Burying Ground, Boston
this entity surface form:
Granary Burying Ground, Boston