Hart Island
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Hart Island is a small island in the Bronx, New York City, best known as the site of the city's potter's field where over a million unclaimed and indigent people have been buried.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hart Island canonical | 1 |
| Potter’s Field | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3385140 — 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: Hart Island Context triple: [New York City waterway islands, hasMember, Hart Island]
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A.
Punchbowl Cemetery
Punchbowl Cemetery is a national military cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii, honoring U.S. Armed Forces members, particularly those who served and died in World War II and subsequent conflicts.
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B.
Bonaventure Cemetery
Bonaventure Cemetery is a historic and picturesque burial ground in Savannah, Georgia, famed for its moss-draped oaks, Victorian-era funerary art, and evocative Southern Gothic atmosphere.
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C.
Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Valhalla, New York, known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, architecture, and entertainment.
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D.
Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic burial ground recognized for its significant funerary art, notable interments, and inclusion within the Woodlawn Cemetery and Woodlawn National Cemetery Historic District.
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E.
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for being the final resting place of numerous notable Americans, including Betsy Ross.
- 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: Hart Island Target entity description: Hart Island is a small island in the Bronx, New York City, best known as the site of the city's potter's field where over a million unclaimed and indigent people have been buried.
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A.
Punchbowl Cemetery
Punchbowl Cemetery is a national military cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii, honoring U.S. Armed Forces members, particularly those who served and died in World War II and subsequent conflicts.
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B.
Bonaventure Cemetery
Bonaventure Cemetery is a historic and picturesque burial ground in Savannah, Georgia, famed for its moss-draped oaks, Victorian-era funerary art, and evocative Southern Gothic atmosphere.
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C.
Kensico Cemetery
Kensico Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Valhalla, New York, known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, architecture, and entertainment.
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D.
Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic burial ground recognized for its significant funerary art, notable interments, and inclusion within the Woodlawn Cemetery and Woodlawn National Cemetery Historic District.
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E.
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for being the final resting place of numerous notable Americans, including Betsy Ross.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
potter's field ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | City Island ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Pelham Bay Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Pelham Bay Park (across the water)
|
| burialType |
indigent burials
ⓘ
mass graves ⓘ pauper burials ⓘ unclaimed bodies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| environment | coastal island ⓘ |
| governedBy |
New York City Charter
ⓘ
surface form:
Charter of the City of New York
|
| hasAlternativeName |
City Cemetery
ⓘ
Hart's Island ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 40.855 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -73.778 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDepiction |
subject of documentaries about mass burials
ⓘ
subject of photography projects on unmarked graves ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cemetery
ⓘ
military site (historical) ⓘ prison site (historical) ⓘ quarantine site (historical) ⓘ rehabilitation center site (historical) ⓘ workhouse site (historical) ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | public property ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRestriction | limited public access ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New York City Council District (relevant district) ⓘ |
| laterManagedBy | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
The Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronx
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| locatedNear | City Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | New York City Department of Correction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being New York City's potter's field since the 19th century
ⓘ
being one of the largest taxpayer-funded cemeteries in the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials | over 1,000,000 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf |
Bronx County
ⓘ
New York City public cemetery system ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| startTimeAsPottersField | 1869 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedAs |
potter's field for New York City
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public burial ground ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of AIDS victims (historical)
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burial of COVID-19 victims ⓘ burial of epidemic victims (historical) ⓘ burial of people whose families could not afford funerals ⓘ burial of stillborn infants ⓘ burial of unidentified persons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hart Island Description of subject: Hart Island is a small island in the Bronx, New York City, best known as the site of the city's potter's field where over a million unclaimed and indigent people have been buried.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Potter’s Field