Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
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Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is a historic burial ground in the nation’s capital known for being the final resting place of many prominent African American leaders and community figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1136313 — 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: Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) Context triple: [Blanche K. Bruce, burialPlace, Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)]
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Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and notable burials, including members of prominent American political families.
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Woodlawn National Cemetery
Woodlawn National Cemetery is a United States national military burial ground in Elmira, New York, known for interring Civil War prisoners of war and other American veterans.
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Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic Catholic burial ground notable for being the final resting place of prominent figures including James Hoban, the architect of the White House.
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Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its elaborate monuments and as the resting place of many prominent Americans.
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E.
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Woodlawn Memorial Park is a historic cemetery in Colma, California, known for its landscaped grounds and as one of the many burial sites in the town famously dedicated to the dead.
- 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: Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) Target entity description: Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is a historic burial ground in the nation’s capital known for being the final resting place of many prominent African American leaders and community figures.
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A.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and notable burials, including members of prominent American political families.
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B.
Woodlawn National Cemetery
Woodlawn National Cemetery is a United States national military burial ground in Elmira, New York, known for interring Civil War prisoners of war and other American veterans.
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C.
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic Catholic burial ground notable for being the final resting place of prominent figures including James Hoban, the architect of the White House.
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D.
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its elaborate monuments and as the resting place of many prominent Americans.
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E.
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Woodlawn Memorial Park is a historic cemetery in Colma, California, known for its landscaped grounds and as one of the many burial sites in the town famously dedicated to the dead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American cemetery
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cemetery ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American history of Washington, D.C.
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civil rights history in the United States ⓘ |
| category |
African-American history in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
Cemeteries in Washington, D.C. ⓘ National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedFor | African American community ⓘ |
| hasBurial |
African American Civil War veterans
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African American business leaders ⓘ African American civil rights activists ⓘ African American educators ⓘ African American religious leaders ⓘ Blanche K. Bruce ⓘ Charles Hamilton Houston ⓘ Henry Plummer Cheatham ⓘ James A. Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ James Wormley Jones ⓘ John Mercer Langston ⓘ John R. Lynch ⓘ Mary Church Terrell ⓘ Nannie Helen Burroughs ⓘ Reconstruction-era African American politicians ⓘ Walter Washington ⓘ William H. Heard ⓘ |
| hasCondition | historic preservation challenges ⓘ |
| hasConservationProject | restoration of historic African American graves ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 38.905°N 76.938°W ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
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National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasReligion | nonsectarian ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial ground
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memorial site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deanwood neighborhood
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District of Columbia ⓘ Northeast Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
burials of African American community figures
ⓘ
burials of prominent African American leaders ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Woodlawn Cemetery Perpetual Care Association ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era
early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) Description of subject: Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is a historic burial ground in the nation’s capital known for being the final resting place of many prominent African American leaders and community figures.
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