Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts, United States
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Milton Cemetery in Milton, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground and landscaped rural cemetery known as the final resting place of notable figures including abolitionist orator Wendell Phillips.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts, United States canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1288542 — 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: Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts, United States Context triple: [Wendell Phillips, burialPlace, Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts, United States]
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Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its notable burials, landscaped grounds, and significant funerary art.
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B.
Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts is a historic Catholic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and other members of the prominent Kennedy family.
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C.
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Granary Burying Ground in Boston is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable as the resting place of prominent American Revolution figures, including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere.
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D.
West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
West Cemetery in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson.
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E.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts is a historic 19th-century burial ground famed for its "Authors' Ridge," where prominent American writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott are interred.
- 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: Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts, United States Target entity description: Milton Cemetery in Milton, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground and landscaped rural cemetery known as the final resting place of notable figures including abolitionist orator Wendell Phillips.
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A.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts
Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its notable burials, landscaped grounds, and significant funerary art.
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B.
Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts is a historic Catholic burial ground best known as the final resting place of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and other members of the prominent Kennedy family.
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C.
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Granary Burying Ground in Boston is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable as the resting place of prominent American Revolution figures, including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere.
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D.
West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
West Cemetery in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson.
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E.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts is a historic 19th-century burial ground famed for its "Authors' Ridge," where prominent American writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott are interred.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
rural cemetery ⓘ |
| area | approx. 102 acres ⓘ |
| containsGraveOf |
A. Bronson Alcott
ⓘ
linked to:
Bronson Alcott
Charles Francis Adams Jr. ⓘ James A. Rumrill ⓘ John Murray Forbes ⓘ Lydia Maria Child ⓘ Robert Bennett Forbes ⓘ Wendell Phillips ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| established | 1672 ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Victorian funerary art ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Milton, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Cemeteries in Norfolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
lawns
ⓘ
mature trees ⓘ ponds ⓘ winding lanes ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeStyle | rural cemetery movement ⓘ |
| hasPart |
19th-century rural cemetery section
ⓘ
original burying ground ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
chapel
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ receiving tomb ⓘ |
| hasUse |
active burial ground
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom | Centre Street, Milton, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
Milton, Massachusetts ⓘ Norfolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 2004-06-09 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 04000588 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Town of Milton ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Town of Milton ⓘ |
| significantEvent | expansion as rural cemetery in the 19th century ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts, United States Description of subject: Milton Cemetery in Milton, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground and landscaped rural cemetery known as the final resting place of notable figures including abolitionist orator Wendell Phillips.
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