Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground known for its rolling landscape and as the final resting place of numerous notable New Yorkers.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12883719 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York, United States Context triple: [William Hickey, burialPlace, Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York, United States]
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Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
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Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a large historic Jewish burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including comedian Jackie Mason.
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Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including baseball star Gil Hodges.
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable Americans.
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Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable New Yorkers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York, United States Target entity description: Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground known for its rolling landscape and as the final resting place of numerous notable New Yorkers.
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A.
Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
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B.
Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a large historic Jewish burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including comedian Jackie Mason.
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C.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including baseball star Gil Hodges.
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D.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable Americans.
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Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable New Yorkers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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cemetery ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Cypress Hills Cemetery ⓘ |
| category |
Burial sites of notable people in New York City
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Cemeteries in Brooklyn ⓘ Cemeteries in Queens, New York ⓘ Non-sectarian cemeteries in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCharacteristic |
rolling landscape
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rural cemetery style ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
family plots
ⓘ
grave markers ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monuments ⓘ tree-lined avenues ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial
ⓘ
memorialization ⓘ |
| isOpenTo |
multiple faiths
ⓘ
the general public ⓘ |
| isPartOf | belt of cemeteries along the Brooklyn–Queens border ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Kings County, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Kings County
New York (state) ⓘ
linked to:
New York
New York City ⓘ New York metropolitan area ⓘ Queens ⓘ Queens County, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Queens County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Bushwick
ⓘ
Ridgewood ⓘ
linked to:
Ridgewood, Queens
|
| name |
Cemetery of the Evergreens
ⓘ
linked to:
Evergreens Cemetery
|
| notableFor |
historic burials
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non-denominational character ⓘ scenic topography ⓘ |
| region | Long Island ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | non-sectarian ⓘ |
| servesAs | final resting place of numerous notable New Yorkers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York, United States Description of subject: Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground known for its rolling landscape and as the final resting place of numerous notable New Yorkers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York, United States
linked to: Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York, United States