Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Illinois
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Oakwood Cemetery in Alton, Illinois is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Robert Wadlow, the tallest person in recorded history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alton Cemetery, Alton, Illinois, United States | 1 |
| Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17551469 — 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: Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Illinois Context triple: [Robert Wadlow, burialPlace, Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Illinois]
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Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, Illinois
Elkhart Cemetery in Elkhart, Illinois is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Civil War general and three-time Illinois governor Richard J. Oglesby.
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Woodlawn Cemetery (Forest Park, Illinois)
Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois is a historic burial ground noted for its grand mausoleums, notable burials, and role in the area’s long-standing cemetery district.
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C.
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including prominent politicians, athletes, and cultural leaders.
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D.
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois is a historic burial ground known for its strong ties to labor history and radical politics, including serving as the resting place of several prominent figures associated with the Haymarket affair.
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E.
Evergreen Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States
Evergreen Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, is a suburban Chicago burial ground known, among other interments, as the final resting place of civil rights leader Fred Hampton.
- 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: Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Illinois Target entity description: Oakwood Cemetery in Alton, Illinois is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Robert Wadlow, the tallest person in recorded history.
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A.
Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, Illinois
Elkhart Cemetery in Elkhart, Illinois is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Civil War general and three-time Illinois governor Richard J. Oglesby.
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B.
Woodlawn Cemetery (Forest Park, Illinois)
Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois is a historic burial ground noted for its grand mausoleums, notable burials, and role in the area’s long-standing cemetery district.
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C.
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including prominent politicians, athletes, and cultural leaders.
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D.
Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois
Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois is a historic burial ground known for its strong ties to labor history and radical politics, including serving as the resting place of several prominent figures associated with the Haymarket affair.
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E.
Evergreen Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States
Evergreen Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, is a suburban Chicago burial ground known, among other interments, as the final resting place of civil rights leader Fred Hampton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Illinois