Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, including architect Henry Bacon, and its picturesque Victorian-era funerary art and landscaping.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina canonical | 2 |
| Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, North Carolina, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T273566 — 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: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina Context triple: [Henry Bacon, burialPlace, Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina]
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Oak Ridge Cemetery
Oak Ridge Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, best known as the final resting place of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and his family.
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B.
Homewood Cemetery
Homewood Cemetery is a historic, landscaped burial ground in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known as the resting place of many prominent industrialists, politicians, and cultural figures.
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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.
Albani Cemetery
Albani Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Göttingen, Germany, best known as the final resting place of mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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E.
West Point Cemetery
West Point Cemetery is a historic military burial ground at the United States Military Academy, serving as the final resting place for many prominent American soldiers and leaders.
- 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: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina Target entity description: Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, including architect Henry Bacon, and its picturesque Victorian-era funerary art and landscaping.
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A.
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Oak Ridge Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, best known as the final resting place of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and his family.
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B.
Homewood Cemetery
Homewood Cemetery is a historic, landscaped burial ground in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known as the resting place of many prominent industrialists, politicians, and cultural figures.
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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.
Albani Cemetery
Albani Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Göttingen, Germany, best known as the final resting place of mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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E.
West Point Cemetery
West Point Cemetery is a historic military burial ground at the United States Military Academy, serving as the final resting place for many prominent American soldiers and leaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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burial ground ⓘ cemetery ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAccess | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Victorian funerary art
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Victorian landscaping ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Victorian-era grave markers
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garden cemetery design ⓘ mature trees ⓘ ornate funerary monuments ⓘ picturesque landscaping ⓘ scenic vistas ⓘ winding paths ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of 19th-century garden cemetery movement
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reflects Victorian attitudes toward death and memorialization ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | Oakdale Cemetery Company ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | guided tours ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Wilmington
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surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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| hasSection |
family plots
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historic graves ⓘ monument lots ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cemetery tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.oakdalecemetery.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| isPartOf | historic resources of Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Fear region
ⓘ
New Hanover County, North Carolina ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
Wilmington ⓘ
surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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| notableBurial | Henry Bacon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Victorian-era funerary art
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historic significance ⓘ notable interments ⓘ picturesque landscape design ⓘ |
| notableWork | Lincoln Memorial ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1855 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
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commemoration of the dead ⓘ memorialization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina Description of subject: Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, North Carolina is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, including architect Henry Bacon, and its picturesque Victorian-era funerary art and landscaping.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, North Carolina, United States