Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Point of Graves Burial Ground in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable for its early 18th-century gravestones and association with prominent local figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5147019 — 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: Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Context triple: [Benning Wentworth, burialPlace, Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire]
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A.
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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B.
North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island is a historic municipal cemetery established in the early 18th century, known as the resting place of many notable local and national figures.
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C.
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Harmony Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a historic burial ground known for its notable interments, including prominent 19th-century statesman and Supreme Court Justice Levi Woodbury.
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D.
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.
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E.
Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island
Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island is a historic burial ground notable for being the final resting place of prominent figures including naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry.
- 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: Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Target entity description: Point of Graves Burial Ground in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable for its early 18th-century gravestones and association with prominent local figures.
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A.
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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B.
North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island is a historic municipal cemetery established in the early 18th century, known as the resting place of many notable local and national figures.
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C.
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Harmony Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a historic burial ground known for its notable interments, including prominent 19th-century statesman and Supreme Court Justice Levi Woodbury.
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D.
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.
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E.
Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island
Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island is a historic burial ground notable for being the final resting place of prominent figures including naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic cemetery
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early merchants of Portsmouth
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maritime history of Portsmouth ⓘ prominent colonial families of Portsmouth ⓘ |
| commemorates |
early residents of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
ⓘ
local mariners and merchants ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Rockingham County, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
documents genealogy of early Portsmouth settlers
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represents early New England funerary art ⓘ |
| function | historic memorial landscape ⓘ |
| governingBody |
City of Portsmouth (local government)
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linked to:
Portsmouth City Council
|
| hasAccess | pedestrian access ⓘ |
| hasBurialType |
family plots
ⓘ
individual graves ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern |
erosion and ground settling
ⓘ
weathering of historic gravestones ⓘ |
| hasEarliestBurials | early 1700s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved death’s head motifs on stones
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family plots of early Portsmouth residents ⓘ historic slate gravestones ⓘ table-style tombs ⓘ |
| hasGravestonesFromCentury |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | English ⓘ |
| hasLayout | irregular colonial-era plot arrangement ⓘ |
| hasMaterialOfStones |
marble (later stones)
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sandstone ⓘ slate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic site (Portsmouth) ⓘ |
| heritagePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCity |
Portsmouth Historic District (general area)
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linked to:
Downtown Portsmouth Historic District
|
| location | Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Piscataqua River (general vicinity)
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linked to:
Piscataqua River
|
| notableFor |
association with prominent local figures of Portsmouth
ⓘ
early 18th-century gravestones ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| religiousContext | predominantly Protestant burials ⓘ |
| state | New Hampshire ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
local historical tours
ⓘ
research on colonial gravestone art ⓘ |
| timeDepth | over 300 years of burials ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cemetery tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | burial ⓘ |
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Subject: Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Description of subject: Point of Graves Burial Ground in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a historic colonial-era cemetery notable for its early 18th-century gravestones and association with prominent local figures.
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