Fort Snelling National Cemetery
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Fort Snelling National Cemetery is a large U.S. military burial ground in Minnesota that serves as a final resting place for American veterans and their eligible family members.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Snelling National Cemetery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3503764 — 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: Fort Snelling National Cemetery Context triple: [Fort Snelling, hasPart, Fort Snelling National Cemetery]
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A.
Camp Butler National Cemetery
Camp Butler National Cemetery is a United States national military cemetery near Springfield, Illinois, that serves as a burial ground for American veterans and dates back to the Civil War era.
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B.
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is a large United States military cemetery near St. Louis, Missouri, serving as a burial ground for veterans and their eligible family members.
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C.
U.S. National Cemetery
A U.S. National Cemetery is a federally designated burial ground for members of the armed forces and eligible veterans, maintained by the U.S. government as part of the national system of military cemeteries.
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D.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, named for and centered around the gravesite of 12th U.S. President Zachary Taylor.
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E.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a historic United States military cemetery located on the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California, overlooking San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
- 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: Fort Snelling National Cemetery Target entity description: Fort Snelling National Cemetery is a large U.S. military burial ground in Minnesota that serves as a final resting place for American veterans and their eligible family members.
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A.
Camp Butler National Cemetery
Camp Butler National Cemetery is a United States national military cemetery near Springfield, Illinois, that serves as a burial ground for American veterans and dates back to the Civil War era.
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B.
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is a large United States military cemetery near St. Louis, Missouri, serving as a burial ground for veterans and their eligible family members.
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C.
U.S. National Cemetery
A U.S. National Cemetery is a federally designated burial ground for members of the armed forces and eligible veterans, maintained by the U.S. government as part of the national system of military cemeteries.
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D.
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, named for and centered around the gravesite of 12th U.S. President Zachary Taylor.
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E.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a historic United States military cemetery located on the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California, overlooking San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States national cemetery
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military cemetery ⓘ |
| area | approximately 436 acres ⓘ |
| burialEligibility |
U.S. military veterans
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eligible family members of veterans ⓘ members of the armed forces who die on active duty ⓘ |
| commemorates | United States military veterans ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicated | July 14, 1940 ⓘ |
| established | 1939 ⓘ |
| governedBy | federal burial regulations for national cemeteries ⓘ |
| hasBurialsFromConflict |
Gulf War and later conflicts
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Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 44.874 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -93.222 ⓘ |
| hasCounty | Hennepin County ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military burial ground
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veterans cemetery ⓘ |
| hasGraveMarkers |
flat grave markers
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standard upright headstones ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
memorials to various veterans groups
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monuments honoring fallen service members ⓘ |
| hasPostalAddress | 7601 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Korean War burial sections
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Vietnam War burial sections ⓘ World War II burial sections ⓘ columbarium for cremated remains ⓘ |
| hasState | Minnesota ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftsnelling.asp ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hennepin County, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
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Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
surface form:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
Minnesota ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Snelling
ⓘ
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Minneapolis
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surface form:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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| notableFeature |
proximity to historic Fort Snelling
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rows of uniform white marble headstones ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
National Cemetery Administration
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| partOf |
U.S. National Cemetery
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surface form:
United States National Cemetery System
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| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Snelling National Cemetery Description of subject: Fort Snelling National Cemetery is a large U.S. military burial ground in Minnesota that serves as a final resting place for American veterans and their eligible family members.
Referenced by (1)
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