Charter Street Cemetery
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Charter Street Cemetery, also known as the Old Burying Point Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Salem, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial-era graves and connections to the Salem witch trials.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charter Street Cemetery canonical | 2 |
| Charter Street Burial Ground | 1 |
| Old Burying Point Cemetery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T905683 — 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: Charter Street Cemetery Context triple: [Old Burying Point Cemetery, alsoKnownAs, Charter Street Cemetery]
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A.
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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B.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed for its association with author Washington Irving and his classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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C.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a major Roman Catholic burial ground in Colma, California, known for serving the San Francisco Bay Area’s Catholic community.
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D.
Pet’s Rest Cemetery
Pet’s Rest Cemetery is a dedicated burial ground for companion animals located in the town of Colma, California.
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E.
Albani Cemetery
Albani Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Göttingen, Germany, best known as the final resting place of mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
- 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: Charter Street Cemetery Target entity description: Charter Street Cemetery, also known as the Old Burying Point Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Salem, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial-era graves and connections to the Salem witch trials.
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A.
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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B.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed for its association with author Washington Irving and his classic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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C.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a major Roman Catholic burial ground in Colma, California, known for serving the San Francisco Bay Area’s Catholic community.
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D.
Pet’s Rest Cemetery
Pet’s Rest Cemetery is a dedicated burial ground for companion animals located in the town of Colma, California.
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E.
Albani Cemetery
Albani Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Göttingen, Germany, best known as the final resting place of mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Salem Witch Trials Memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Old Burying Point
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Burying Point Cemetery
Old Burying Point Cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| associatedWithYear | 1692 ⓘ |
| containsGraveOf |
Bartholomew Gedney
ⓘ
John Hathorne ⓘ Jonathan Corwin family members ⓘ Mary Corey (wife of Giles Corey) ⓘ
linked to:
Mary Corey
Revolutionary War-era figures ⓘ Richard More ⓘ Salem merchants ⓘ Samuel Bradstreet ⓘ early Salem ministers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| governingBody |
City of Salem
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem
|
| hasAccessPolicy | seasonal public access ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic stone walls
ⓘ
narrow internal paths ⓘ table tombs ⓘ upright slate headstones ⓘ |
| hasGravestoneStyle |
cherub motif
ⓘ
death’s head motif ⓘ winged skull motif ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Salem Witch Trials Memorial ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
prohibition of gravestone rubbing
ⓘ
restrictions on guided tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places contributing property ⓘ |
| inception |
1630s
ⓘ
circa 1637 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charter Street, Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| location |
Essex County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
17th-century burials
ⓘ
Puritan funerary art ⓘ colonial-era gravestones ⓘ connections to the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| oldestCemeteryIn | Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestCemeteriesIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of Salem
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem
|
| partOf | Salem Maritime National Historic Site vicinity ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic research on colonial death practices
ⓘ
gravestone conservation projects ⓘ historic preservation efforts ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMostBurials |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| tourismType |
dark tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedForBurialsUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charter Street Cemetery Description of subject: Charter Street Cemetery, also known as the Old Burying Point Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Salem, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial-era graves and connections to the Salem witch trials.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Charter Street Cemetery
subject linked to:
Charter Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts
linked to: Charter Street Cemetery