Old Burying Point Cemetery
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Old Burying Point Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States, located in Salem, Massachusetts, and is notable for its 17th-century graves and ties to early colonial and witch trial history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Burying Point Cemetery canonical | 13 |
| Old Burying Point | 3 |
| Old Burial Point Cemetery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T88025 — 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: Old Burying Point Cemetery Context triple: [Salem Witch Trials Memorial, locatedNear, Old Burying Point Cemetery]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Princeton Cemetery
Princeton Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Princeton, New Jersey, known as the resting place of numerous prominent American figures, including presidents, scholars, and local dignitaries.
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D.
Trinity Church Cemetery
Trinity Church Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Manhattan, New York City, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from American history.
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Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown
Phipps Street Burying Ground in Charlestown is a historic colonial-era cemetery best known as the final resting place of John Harvard, the namesake of Harvard University.
- 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: Old Burying Point Cemetery Target entity description: Old Burying Point Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States, located in Salem, Massachusetts, and is notable for its 17th-century graves and ties to early colonial and witch trial history.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Princeton Cemetery
Princeton Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Princeton, New Jersey, known as the resting place of numerous prominent American figures, including presidents, scholars, and local dignitaries.
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D.
Trinity Church Cemetery
Trinity Church Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Manhattan, New York City, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from American history.
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E.
Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown
Phipps Street Burying Ground in Charlestown is a historic colonial-era cemetery best known as the final resting place of John Harvard, the namesake of Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic cemetery
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Charter Street Cemetery
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Old Burial Point Cemetery ⓘ
linked to:
Old Burying Point Cemetery
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| associatedWithEvent | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
17th century
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early colonial period ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Bartholomew Gedney
ⓘ
John Hathorne ⓘ Jonathan Corwin family members ⓘ Mary Corey ⓘ Richard More ⓘ Samuel McIntire ⓘ early Salem settlers ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | Colonial America ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentSite | Salem Witch Trials Memorial ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLatitude | 42.521 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLongitude | -70.892 ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
17th-century gravestones
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Puritan funerary art ⓘ table tombs ⓘ winged skull motifs ⓘ witch trial era burials ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
example of early New England burial ground
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important site for Salem witch trials history ⓘ oldest cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| inception | 1637 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ North America ⓘ Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Charter Street ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
City of Salem
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem, Massachusetts
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| ownedBy |
City of Salem
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem, Massachusetts
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| partOf | Salem Historic District ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Salem witch trial themed tours
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historic walking tours ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Burying Point Cemetery Description of subject: Old Burying Point Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States, located in Salem, Massachusetts, and is notable for its 17th-century graves and ties to early colonial and witch trial history.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, Massachusetts
linked to: Old Burying Point Cemetery
subject linked to:
Charter Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts
linked to: Old Burying Point Cemetery
subject linked to:
The Hawthorne Hotel
subject linked to:
Liberty Street
linked to: Old Burying Point Cemetery
subject linked to:
Liberty Street
linked to: Old Burying Point Cemetery