Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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Eastern Cemetery in Portland, Maine is a historic burial ground and one of the city’s oldest cemeteries, notable for containing the graves of prominent early American figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13009906 — 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: Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine Context triple: [Edward Preble, burialPlace, Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine]
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Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston
Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known as the final resting place of notable figures including abolitionist and women's rights advocate Angelina Grimké.
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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: Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine Target entity description: Eastern Cemetery in Portland, Maine is a historic burial ground and one of the city’s oldest cemeteries, notable for containing the graves of prominent early American figures.
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A.
Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston
Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known as the final resting place of notable figures including abolitionist and women's rights advocate Angelina Grimké.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| address | 224 Congress Street, Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| area | approximately 5 acres ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Cumberland County, Maine ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1668 ⓘ |
| governedBy | local historic preservation regulations ⓘ |
| hasBurialsOf |
Civil War veterans
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Revolutionary War veterans ⓘ War of 1812 veterans ⓘ early settlers of Portland ⓘ prominent early American figures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
family plots
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historic headstones ⓘ iron fencing ⓘ stone boundary walls ⓘ table tombs ⓘ |
| hasGravesFrom |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| hasNonProfitPartner | Spirits Alive ⓘ |
| hasSection |
African American burial section
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Potter’s field ⓘ Quarantine or cholera burial area ⓘ |
| hasStyle | early New England gravestone art ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
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linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| isOneOf |
oldest cemeteries in Portland, Maine
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oldest historic sites in Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Munjoy Hill area of Portland
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linked to:
Munjoy Hill, Portland, Maine
|
| location | Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
City of Portland
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
|
| near |
Eastern Promenade
ⓘ
Portland Observatory ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73000118 ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours in season ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| overlooks | Portland’s waterfront ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of Portland
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
|
| significance |
example of early American burial practices
ⓘ
important record of Portland’s early history ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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historic tours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine Description of subject: Eastern Cemetery in Portland, Maine is a historic burial ground and one of the city’s oldest cemeteries, notable for containing the graves of prominent early American figures.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Commodore Edward Preble