Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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Western Cemetery in Portland, Maine is a historic burial ground dating back to the early 19th century, known for its notable interments and significance in the city's heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9433863 — 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: Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine Context triple: [Samuel Longfellow, placeOfBurial, Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine]
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A.
Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine, United States
Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine, is a historic rural garden cemetery and one of the city's largest burial grounds, noted for its picturesque landscape and notable interments.
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B.
Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Oregon is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable pioneer graves, diverse cultural heritage, and park-like arboretum setting.
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C.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine, United States
Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine, is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery notable as the final resting place of prominent figures including U.S. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin.
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D.
Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire
Old North Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of U.S. President Franklin Pierce.
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E.
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island is a historic, park-like rural cemetery noted for its picturesque grounds and as the final resting place of numerous prominent figures, including writer H. P. Lovecraft.
- 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: Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine Target entity description: Western Cemetery in Portland, Maine is a historic burial ground dating back to the early 19th century, known for its notable interments and significance in the city's heritage.
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A.
Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine, United States
Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine, is a historic rural garden cemetery and one of the city's largest burial grounds, noted for its picturesque landscape and notable interments.
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B.
Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Oregon is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable pioneer graves, diverse cultural heritage, and park-like arboretum setting.
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C.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine, United States
Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine, is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery notable as the final resting place of prominent figures including U.S. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin.
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D.
Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire
Old North Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of U.S. President Franklin Pierce.
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E.
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island is a historic, park-like rural cemetery noted for its picturesque grounds and as the final resting place of numerous prominent figures, including writer H. P. Lovecraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cemetery ⓘ |
| condition | historic cemetery with aging monuments ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 19th century American cemetery ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approximate coordinates in Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | reflects early 19th century burial practices in Portland ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
family burial plots
ⓘ
historic gravestones ⓘ monuments ⓘ tombstones from the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasNotableInterments |
local historical figures
ⓘ
veterans ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic cemetery ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | one of Portland’s oldest cemeteries ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland County, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ New England ⓘ North America ⓘ Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City of Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic resources of Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| significance | important to the heritage of Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| tourism | visited for historical interest ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
commemoration of the dead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine Description of subject: Western Cemetery in Portland, Maine is a historic burial ground dating back to the early 19th century, known for its notable interments and significance in the city's heritage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.