Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)
Beechwoods Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in New Rochelle, New York. The cemetery was incorporated in 1854.Notable interments
- Medal of Honor recipients:
- * Robert Temple Emmet, Lieutenant in the American Cavalry, for action in the Indian Wars.
- * William B. Lewis, Union Army Sergeant, for action in the Indian Wars.
- Others
- * Ruth Chatterton, American actress, novelist and aviator. Her cremated remains are interred in a niche in the Lugar Mausoleum.
- * Thaddeus Davids, New York City businessman.
- * John Hunter, New York City merchant and landowner.
- * John Q. Underhill, U.S. Congressman.
- * Max Wertheimer, one of the founders of gestalt psychology.
- * Lou Jones, American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
