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Friends of the Oak Grove (FOG) Cemetery
worked together on the
planting of ten
new trees in the Cemetery on June 5, 2010. The planting was part
of a planting effort that added new trees to the Cemetery to replace
older trees. The Oak Grove Cemetery is
one of Fall River's treasures. Built in the mid-1800s, this cemetery was one of
the first to be modeled on the park-like design of the
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
in Cambridge. It affords wonderful walking paths in a natural setting that
is quiet and undisturbed. In order to continue to replace older trees, the Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery
used contributions from numerous
sources and have planted a total of 45 trees since 2009. Click
here to see photos of to the planting in 2008 and here
to see photos of the 2009 planting. For more information about the Friends
of Oak Grove Cemetery or the planting effort, contact
Michael L. Keane.
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(Top row, left) Rhoda Lindo of the Fall River Street Tree Planting Program poses next to a newly-planted tree with Friends of the Oak Grove Cemetery Board Nancy C. Fell. (Top row, center) Richard Lemay, Paul Lindo, Joe Gauvin and Steven Medeiros discuss how they will plant a red maple tree in the hole that they have prepared. (Bottom row, left) Friends of the Oak Grove (FOG) Cemetery President Michae Keane checks out a tree before planting. (Bottom row, center) Gale Powers works with Steve Medeiros to start a hole for the tree. (Bottom row, right) Joe Gauvin shovels dirt onto the newly-planted tree. |
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