Granary Burying Ground
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Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granary Burying Ground canonical | 17 |
| Granary Burial Ground | 1 |
| Granary Burying Ground historic cemetery | 1 |
| Granary Burying Ground memorials | 1 |
| Granary Burying Ground, Boston | 1 |
| Old Granary Burying Ground | 1 |
| South Burying Ground | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T260237 — 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.
Target entity: Granary Burying Ground Context triple: [Paul Revere, burialPlace, Granary Burying Ground]
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Trinity Church Cemetery
Trinity Church Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Manhattan, New York City, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from American history.
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed for its association with author Washington Irving and his classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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Princeton Cemetery
Princeton Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Princeton, New Jersey, known as the resting place of numerous prominent American figures, including presidents, scholars, and local dignitaries.
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Old Burying Point Cemetery
Old Burying Point Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States, located in Salem, Massachusetts, and is notable for its 17th-century graves and ties to early colonial and witch trial history.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Granary Burying Ground Target entity description: Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
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A.
Trinity Church Cemetery
Trinity Church Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Manhattan, New York City, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from American history.
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B.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed for its association with author Washington Irving and his classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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C.
Princeton Cemetery
Princeton Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Princeton, New Jersey, known as the resting place of numerous prominent American figures, including presidents, scholars, and local dignitaries.
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D.
Old Burying Point Cemetery
Old Burying Point Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States, located in Salem, Massachusetts, and is notable for its 17th-century graves and ties to early colonial and witch trial history.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Granary Burial Ground ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
Boston Massacre ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Benjamin Franklin’s parents
ⓘ
Crispus Attucks ⓘ James Otis Jr. ⓘ John Hancock ⓘ Mary Goose ⓘ
surface form:
Mary Goose (often associated with Mother Goose legend)
Paul Revere ⓘ Faneuil Hall ⓘ
surface form:
Peter Faneuil
Robert Treat Paine ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ victims of the Boston Massacre ⓘ |
| centuryEstablished | 17th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eraOfMostBurials |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
| established | 1660 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Adams family tomb
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Boston Massacre victims’ monument ⓘ Hancock family tomb ⓘ John Hancock grave marker ⓘ Paul Revere grave marker ⓘ Revere family marker ⓘ Samuel Adams grave marker ⓘ obelisk monument to the Franklin family ⓘ slate headstones ⓘ table tombs ⓘ winged skull iconography ⓘ |
| hasTourism | guided tours ⓘ |
| heritageType | colonial-era cemetery ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest surviving cemeteries in Boston ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Boston Common ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Common area
Massachusetts ⓘ downtown Boston ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Tremont Street, Boston
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surface form:
Tremont Street
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| maintainedBy |
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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surface form:
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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| namedAfter | a 18th-century town granary that once stood nearby ⓘ |
| numberOfGraves | over 2300 markers ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
City of Boston
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| partOf | Freedom Trail ⓘ |
| precededBy | King's Chapel Burying Ground as Boston's first cemetery ⓘ |
| significance |
important site on Boston’s Freedom Trail
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resting place of many American Revolution figures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Granary Burying Ground Description of subject: Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
Referenced by (23)
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