The Oak Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Parker Street in

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. It consists of two parcels, separated by Parker Street, northwest of the city's central business district. The older portion of the cemetery, that south of Parker Street, was established in 1843, while the northern section was acquired and developed between 1870 and 1896. Most of the cemetery is laid out in the then-fashionable

rural cemetery A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-nineteenth century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries. They were typically built one to five ...

style of winding lanes, although the northernmost section has a more open layout, made partly due to complaints about the cluttered nature of the rural cemetery style. The cemetery was listed on the

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in 2014.

Notable burials

* William P. Brownell (1839–1915) Civil War

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Richard Albert Canfield Richard Albert Canfield (June 17, 1855 (birth record) or June 28, 1855 (grave) – December 11, 1914) was a prominent American businessman and Private collection, art collector involved in illegal gambling throughout the northeastern United Stat ...

(1855–1914) businessman and gambler * SGT

William Harvey Carney William Harvey Carney (February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an American soldier during the American Civil War. Born enslaved, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors during the Battle of F ...

(1840–1908) Civil War

recipient *

John Duffey John Humbird Duffey Jr. (March 4, 1934 – December 10, 1996) was a Washington D.C. based bluegrass musician. Duffey was born in Washington, D.C., and lived nearly all his life in the Washington D.C. area. He graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Cha ...

(1836–1923) Civil War

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(1856–1937) Professional Baseball Player

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* {{Authority control Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Cemeteries in Bristol County, Massachusetts Buildings and structures in New Bedford, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in New Bedford, Massachusetts Rural cemeteries Cemeteries established in the 1840s 1843 establishments in Massachusetts

Notable burials

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