Historical Marker

Oak Grove Cemetery - Civil War Memorial

Falmouth · Barnstable County

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About this site

Oak Grove Cemetery - Civil War Memorial is a historical marker in Falmouth, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 41.5655, -70.6161 near Falmouth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Grove Cemetery - Lewis Family Marker (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Oak Grove Cemetery - Swift, Frederick K. Marker, Oak Grove Cemetery - Smythe, Henry Marker, and Oak Grove Cemetery - Robinson, Solomon D. Marker.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Civil War Memorial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, was erected in 1890 to honor townsmen who served the Union in the War of the Rebellion. Cemetery soldiers' monuments of this kind, dedicated by Grand Army of the Republic posts a generation after the war, are common on Cape Cod; this one is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

📍 41.5655, -70.6161 · Falmouth, Barnstable County

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