Oak Grove Cemetery (originally the Sewall Burying Ground)History of Bath and Environs, Sagadahoc County, Maine: 1607–1894, Parker McCobb Reed (1894) 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,"Grave matters: Digging into Bath’s ancient cemeteries" – Portland Press Herald, January 28, 2019 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.Beth Israel Cemetery
Whiskeag Trail traverses a portion of the cemetery, crossing Old Brunswick Road at its southern boundary.Whiskeag Trail at MaineTrailFinder.com 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
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References
External links Cemeteries & Parks – City of Bath official website Map of Oak Grove Cemetery – Granite In My Blood, August 29, 2011