| Oak Grove Cemetery | |
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 Range 1 at Oak Grove Cemetery, looking south | |
| Details | |
| Location | Oak Grove Avenue Bath, Maine |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 43°55′28″N 69°49′50″W / 43.9243558°N 69.8304209°W / 43.9243558; -69.8304209 |
| Type | Public municipal |
| Owned by | City of Bath |
| Find a Grave | Oak Grove Cemetery |
Oak Grove Cemetery (originally the Sewall Burying Ground) is an historic cemetery located in Bath, Maine. Its oldest headstone bears the date January 22, 1777. The cemetery was purchased from the heirs of Charles Sewall in 1872.
The cemetery is situated on Oak Grove Avenue near Maple Grove Cemetery. These cemeteries are considered two of Bath's "big three", the other one being Calvary Cemetery, just north of downtown.
A portion of the cemetery close to Oak Grove Avenue is given to the Jewish Beth Israel Cemetery. It contains 96 burial spaces.
Whiskeag Trail traverses a portion of the cemetery, crossing Old Brunswick Road at its southern boundary. It crosses the cemetery's bridge that spans the Rockland Branch railroad.
Notable burials
- Emma Eames, opera singer and actress
- Peter A. Garland, United States Congressman
- Thomas W. Hyde, Union Army colonel and Medal of Honor recipient
- Arthur Sewall, politician and ship builder
- Harold Sewall, politician; son of Arthur
- Sumner Sewall, governor of Maine; grandson of Arthur
Gallery
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Looking east, Maple Grove Cemetery can be seen across Oak Grove Avenue
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The cemetery's bridge crossing the Rockland Branch railroad
References
- Cemeteries & Parks – City of Bath official website
- ^ History of Bath and Environs, Sagadahoc County, Maine: 1607–1894, Parker McCobb Reed (1894)
- "Grave matters: Digging into Bath’s ancient cemeteries" – Portland Press Herald, January 28, 2019
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Whiskeag Trail at MaineTrailFinder.com
External links
- Cemeteries & Parks – City of Bath official website
- Map of Oak Grove Cemetery – Granite In My Blood, August 29, 2011
- Oak Grove Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Grove Cemetery