Fall River in Bristol County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Civil War Memorial

Oak Grove Cemetery

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 29, 2022

1. Civil War Memorial Marker

Inscription. To the memory of those who fought and died for the maintenance of the Union

Erected by Richard Borden.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 42.454′ N, 71° 8.409′ W. Memorial is in Fall River, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. It can be reached from Prospect Street east of Stetson Street. Located just inside the main gate of Oak Grove Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 765 Prospect St, Fall River MA 02720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the South Coast.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Troy Manufacturing Co. (approx. 0.8 miles

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away); In Memory of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Durfee (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rolling Rock (approx. 1.1 miles away); Battleship Cove 9-11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); USS Massachusetts (BB59) Propeller (approx. 1.2 miles away); Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal (approx. 1½ miles away); VFW Post 8500 Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Somerset Vietnam Memorial (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fall River.

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 29, 2022

2. Inscription

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 29, 2022

3. Detail

Veteran's Graves image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, September 29, 2022

4. Veteran's Graves

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 14, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of names listed on the monument • Can you help?