West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
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West Cemetery in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts | 3 |
| West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States canonical | 2 |
| West Cemetery, Amherst | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T726594 — 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: West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Context triple: [Emily Dickinson, burialPlace, West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States]
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A.
Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Union Cemetery in Amesbury, Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of the poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.
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B.
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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C.
Stockbridge Cemetery, Massachusetts
Stockbridge Cemetery in Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of iconic American illustrator Norman Rockwell.
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D.
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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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: West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Target entity description: 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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A.
Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Union Cemetery in Amesbury, Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of the poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.
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B.
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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C.
Stockbridge Cemetery, Massachusetts
Stockbridge Cemetery in Massachusetts is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of iconic American illustrator Norman Rockwell.
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D.
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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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 (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic burial ground ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
19th-century New England
ⓘ
American poetry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
19th-century funerary art
ⓘ
family plots ⓘ historic gravestones ⓘ |
| hasGraveMarkerStyle |
19th-century marble headstones
ⓘ
granite headstones ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Emily Dickinson Museum ⓘ |
| hasPeriodOfSignificance |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasSection | African American section ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
African American history in Amherst
ⓘ
history of Emily Dickinson ⓘ local history of Amherst ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
heritage tourism site
ⓘ
literary tourism site ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial ground
ⓘ
historic site for visitors ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
local historic site ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amherst, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Hampshire County, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Edward Dickinson
ⓘ
Emily Dickinson ⓘ Lavinia Norcross Dickinson ⓘ other members of the Dickinson family ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Town of Amherst ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Town of Amherst
ⓘ
linked to:
Amherst Central Business District
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Description of subject: West Cemetery in Amherst, Massachusetts, is a historic burial ground best known as the final resting place of poet Emily Dickinson.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: West Cemetery, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States