Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic burial ground established in the early 19th century that serves as the resting place for numerous U.S. congressmen and other prominent national figures.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congressional Cemetery | 11 |
| Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. canonical | 6 |
| Congressional Cemetery monuments | 1 |
| Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2266351 — 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: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Context triple: [Elbridge Gerry, buriedAt, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.]
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Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is a historic burial ground in the nation’s capital known for being the final resting place of many prominent African American leaders and community figures.
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B.
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments and significant funerary art and sculpture.
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C.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and notable burials, including members of prominent American political families.
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D.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
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E.
Woodlawn National Cemetery
Woodlawn National Cemetery is a United States national military burial ground in Elmira, New York, known for interring Civil War prisoners of war and other American veterans.
- 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: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Target entity description: Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic burial ground established in the early 19th century that serves as the resting place for numerous U.S. congressmen and other prominent national figures.
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A.
Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is a historic burial ground in the nation’s capital known for being the final resting place of many prominent African American leaders and community figures.
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B.
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments and significant funerary art and sculpture.
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C.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and notable burials, including members of prominent American political families.
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D.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
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E.
Woodlawn National Cemetery
Woodlawn National Cemetery is a United States national military burial ground in Elmira, New York, known for interring Civil War prisoners of war and other American veterans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Anacostia River
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RFK Stadium area ⓘ
linked to:
RFK Stadium
|
| coordinateLocation | 38.881°N 76.979°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Washington Parish Burial Ground ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | about 35 acres ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | 19th-century funerary architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
associated with the United States Congress
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national burial ground for early U.S. leaders ⓘ |
| hasImageSubject | rows of historic headstones and cenotaphs ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPublicTransit |
Potomac Avenue Metro station
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linked to:
Potomac Avenue station
|
| hasPart |
Chapel
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Congressional cenotaphs ⓘ Public Vault ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ |
| hasUse |
active burial ground
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ public park-like space ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://congressionalcemetery.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| inception | 1807 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Capitol Hill ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery ⓘ |
| notableBurials |
Catherine Filene Shouse
ⓘ
Elbridge Gerry ⓘ Henry Clay (cenotaph) ⓘ J. Edgar Hoover ⓘ John C. Calhoun (cenotaph) ⓘ John Philip Sousa ⓘ Matthew Brady ⓘ
linked to:
Mathew Brady (photographer)
Tip O’Neill ⓘ
linked to:
Tip O'Neill
many members of the U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 67000025 ⓘ |
| offers |
dog-walking memberships
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ historical programs ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Christ Church, Washington Parish ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
designation as National Historic Landmark in 2011
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listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1801 E Street SE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Description of subject: Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic burial ground established in the early 19th century that serves as the resting place for numerous U.S. congressmen and other prominent national figures.
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